dabber

/dab-er/US // ˈdæb ər //UK // (ˈdæbə) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person or thing that dabs.
- : a cushionlike article used for applying ink, as by printers and engravers.

To equalize the ground a dabber was used, which was made of cotton-wool under horsehair, the whole inclosed in silk.
Then try it by bringing down the dabber upon a clean sheet of paper with a smart blow.
Some engravers prefer the dabber to the roller even for regrounding entire plates.
But if you desire to do your own proving, you will have to use a dabber, the manner of making which is described in the next note.
The chafing-dish and the ball (or dabber) are now replaced by the gas flame and the inking-roller in most printing establishments.