absey books
absey books is the plural of absey book.
Meaning of absey book
Noun
absey book (plural absey books)
- An ABC book; abecedary; a primer.
- 'I shall beseech you' — that is question now / And then comes answer like an Absey book: / 'O sir,' says answer, 'at your best command; / At your employment; at your service, sir:'c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
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- Absey books is the plural of absey book.
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