Hornbook

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read.
  • n. A text that instructs in the basic skills or rudiments of a subject.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A legal textbook that gives a basic overview of a particular area of law.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer.
  • n. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A leaf or page, usually one containing the alphabet, the nine digits, and the Lord's Prayer, covered with transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle: formerly used in teaching children to read.
  • n. Hence A book containing the first principles of any science or branch of knowledge; a primer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
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    primer   
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    primer    manual    handbook   
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