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hdbk

hdbk is the abbreviation of hardback.

hdbk is the abbreviation of handbook.

Meaning of hardback

Adjective

hardback (not comparable)

  1. Having a solid binding.

See all 2 meanings of hardback

Meaning of handbook

Noun

handbook (plural handbooks)

  1. A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
    Synonyms:
    manual, enchiridion
  2. (US) A place where illicit bets can be placed.
    • The extent of the business done in this line is not understood by those who have not looked into it. In New York there are 50 pool rooms and 500 handbooks; in East St. Louis, 20 handbooks; in Chicago, 5 pool rooms and 200 handbooks; […]1916, U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on interstate commerce, Prevention of Transmission of Race-gambling Bets, page 23

Forms of hdbk

Adjective
alternative formhbk
alternative formhbk.
alternative formhdbk.
Noun
pluralhdbks

Questions about hdbk

What is hdbk the abbreviation of?
Hdbk is the abbreviation of hardback.

Words near hdbk in the dictionary

  1. HD-DVD
  2. HD-PE
  3. hd.
  4. HDA
  5. HDB
  6. hdbk
  7. hdbks
  8. HDBs
  9. hdc
  10. HDCA
  11. HDCP

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hdbk (page history and authors); hardback (page history and authors); handbook (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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