Word: inkball
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ink
ball
Definition: A leather-covered dauber, stuffed with soft, resilient wadding, with a wooden handle, used to ink type forms for printing. A predecessor of brayers and self-inking presses.
Morphemes:
Affix: ink
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: in
Affix: καίω
Language: grc
Decoded: kaio
Meaning: burn
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bal
Language: fr
Decoded: bal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dance party, ball