inking pad

3.7

A small block soaked with ink that you press a rubber stamp onto

noun

: almohadilla de tinta

She pressed the stamp onto the inking pad before marking the postcard.

Examples

Teachers often use a inking pad for grading papers with rubber stamps.
The inking pad needs to be replaced when it dries out.
Look at this inking pad!
She bought an inking pad for her new stamp.
Teachers often use a inking pad for grading papers with rubber stamps.
She pressed the stamp onto the inking pad before marking the postcard.
The inking pad needs to be replaced when it dries out.

Synonyms

pad

vsinking pad

118 1.4

A soft piece of material used to protect things or hold liquid

is a specific absorbent block for applying ink evenly to a rubber stamp

inkpad

vsinking pad

1 3.4

A small pad soaked with ink used to put ink on a rubber stamp

is the same tool but written as two words

stamp pad

vsinking pad

2.5

A small pad soaked with ink that you press a rubber block on to mark paper

is the same item with identical use and meaning

Surface Forms

inking pad singular

inking pads plural

Morphology

ink + pad

The meaning is directly compositional: 'inking' (relating to ink or the act of applying ink) modifies 'pad' (an absorbent block), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a pad used for inking/stamping. This follows common English modifier+noun patterns and has clear equivalents in other languages, making the sense predictable.

Etymology

Inking pad comes from the simple picture of a soft pad soaked in inking (that is, 'ink') which you press a rubber stamp onto. That's why it means a small block of soft material that holds 'ink' and gives ink to a rubber stamp.