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.
Airbag Industries 2009
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