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hornbook
noun horn·book \ˈhȯrn-ˌbu̇k\
Definition of HORNBOOK
1
: a child's primer consisting of a sheet of parchment or paper protected by a sheet of transparent horn
2
: a rudimentary treatise
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First Known Use of HORNBOOK
circa 1595
Rhymes with HORNBOOK
bankbook, billhook, black book, blue book, boat hook, cant hook, caoutchouc, casebook, chapbook, checkbook, Chinook, closed book, codebook, cookbook, daybook, duck hook, e-book, fishhook, gang hook, good book, guidebook, handbook, hymnbook, Innsbruck, jump hook, logbook, make book, matchbook, mouth hook, nainsook, nonbook, notebook, outlook, passbook, Pembroke, phrase book, playbook, pothook, prayer book, promptbook, psalmbook, schoolbook, scrapbook, sketchbook, skyhook, songbook, sourcebook, studbook, stylebook, textbook, trade book, unhook, white book, Windhoek, wordbook, workbook, yearbook
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