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brayer

noun
/ˈbɹeɪɚ/

Etymology

From bray + -er.

  1. inherited from brai
  2. derived from *brekaną✻ — “to break”
  3. derived from *bʰreHg-✻ — “to flatulate; to stink”
  4. derived from *brageti✻
  5. derived from *bragu✻
  6. derived from *bragiō✻
  7. derived from brai
  8. inherited from brayen
  9. suffixed as brayer — “bray + er”

Definitions

  1. A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink.…

    A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.

  2. One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.

    • Sound forth my Brayers, and the welkin rend

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA