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brayer

/ˈbɹeɪɚ/

Rhymes with -eɪə(ɹ)

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From bray + -er.

noun brayers

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.
One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey. Sound forth my Brayers, and the welkin rend

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@misc{brayer_2026,
  title = {brayer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brayer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}