Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as ball, 9.
  • noun A kind of round oak-gall, produced by some cynipid, and containing tannin enough to be used in making a poor quality of ink.

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  • I don't exactly know what the hiring practices at Patrol One are but from my own personal experience I'd have to guess that full-time employment requires a fourth grade education and the ability to use a ink-ball pen.

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