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hornbooks

hornbooks is the plural of hornbook.

Meaning of hornbook

Noun

hornbook (plural hornbooks)

  1. (historical) A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read.
    • Yes, yes, he teaches boyes the Horne-Booke: […]c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    battledore
  2. A legal textbook that provides a basic overview of a particular area of law.

Questions about hornbooks

What is hornbooks the plural of?
Hornbooks is the plural of hornbook.

Words near hornbooks in the dictionary

  1. hornblenditic
  2. hornblendization
  3. hornblower
  4. hornblowers
  5. hornbook
  6. hornbooks
  7. Hornbostel-Sachs
  8. Hornbrook
  9. Hornbuckle
  10. Hornbuckles
  11. hornbug

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