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单词 housekeeping book
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housekeeping book
housekeeping book n. (a) an account book in which household expenses are recorded (now chiefly historical); (b) a book giving advice on cooking and general household management.
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1789 in Oracle 17 Oct. 1/4 She has..given instructions for Brewing in all its branches; besides a Marketing Table, another for Buying and Selling, and a Specimen of a Housekeeping Book.
1825 W. Cobbett Woodlands (front matter) (advt.) As a housekeeping book adapted for the daily use of families, especially those that are neither of the richest nor the poorest class, it is..excellent.
1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) i. 7 I kept my housekeeping-book regularly, and balanced it with Mr. Copperfield every night.
1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xxx. 200 The figures of the housekeeping-books had..startled her.
1987 A. Guisewite Motherly Advice from Cathy's Mom i. 4 In her housekeeping book, Totally Organized..McCullogh recommends the reverse order [of cleaning]: front hall and living room first because they're most vulnerable to scrutiny by unexpected guests.
2005 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 28 Apr. Whether she was with the cook, balancing the housekeeping books, or bartering in the market late on a Saturday night for the cheapest cuts of stew-meat, the missus did the money.
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