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form book

form book noun: an annual book produced showing the results for the year's horse races together with comments on each runner.

Noun

form book (plural form books)

  1. (UK) An annual book produced showing the results for the year's horse races together with comments on each runner.
  2. (UK, figuratively) The past performance of something or someone.
    • It is a certainty, given the form book, that this prime minister will be condemning us to many more months of wage restraint.
  3. (US) A binder of loose-leaf forms, or a book containing specimens of such forms, for use by attorneys in their work.

Forms of form book

pluralform books

Questions about form book

What does form book mean?
Form book means an annual book produced showing the results for the year's horse races together with comments on each runner.
What part of speech is form book?
Form book is a noun.
What is the plural of form book?
The plural of form book is form books.

Words near form book in the dictionary

  1. forlornnesses
  2. forlorns
  3. Forlì
  4. Forlì-Cesena
  5. form
  6. form book
  7. form books
  8. form class
  9. form classes
  10. form constant
  11. form criticism

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