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hornbook

[ hawrn-book ]
/ ˈhɔrnˌbʊk /
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noun

a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read.
a primer or book of rudiments.

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Origin of hornbook

First recorded in 1580–90; horn + book

Words nearby hornbook

hornbag, hornbeam, hornbill, hornblende, hornblende schist, hornbook, Hornby, horn chair, Horne, horned, horned cucumber
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Words related to hornbook

debut, installation, opening, addition, presentation, inauguration, launch, initiation, preface, establishment, influx, ingress, awakening, insertion, primer, lead, prelude, admittance, lead-in, induction

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British Dictionary definitions for hornbook

hornbook
/ (ˈhɔːnˌbʊk) /

noun

a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it
any elementary primer
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