blotter
Americannoun
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a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.
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a book in which transactions or events, as sales or arrests, are recorded as they occur.
a police blotter.
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Machinery. a soft washer of blotting paper or felt for cushioning a brittle object against shock or pressure or for increasing the friction or contact area between two surfaces.
noun
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something used to absorb excess ink or other liquid, esp a sheet of blotting paper with a firm backing
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a daily record of events, such as arrests, in a police station (esp in the phrase police blotter )
Etymology
Origin of blotter
1585–95; 1887 blotter for def. 2; blot 1 + -er 1
Example Sentences
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She crumpled her pretend invitation to Simon and put a fresh sheet of paper on the blotter.
From Literature
We take a walk around The Row to place a to-go order at Pizzeria Bianco while we huff the blotters doused with our potential perfume picks.
From Los Angeles Times
Police responded to the crash at 4th Avenue South and South Washington Street shortly before noon, police said in an online blotter post.
From Seattle Times
We were no sooner at the cluttered top than she got busy, hobbling over the blotter, swerving around the inkstand.
From Literature
Officers Adam Fowler and Nick French were identified as the officers who opened fire, according to the blotter post.
From Seattle Times
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