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Hornbook

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(1):

(n.) The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; - so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer.

(2):

(n.) A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hornbook'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hornbook.html. 1828.
 
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