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单词 hornbook
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hornbook

/ˈhɔːnbʊk /
noun
1 historical A teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord’s Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn.One is an eighteenth-century hornbook (not illustrated), a common device for teaching the alphabet and numbers, but exceptional in this case because it is made of silver.
1.1North American Law A one-volume treatise summarizing the law in a specific field: a high demand for hornbooks that are quick and easy to use...
  • Gaius wrote his famous Institutes, or hornbook, near the end of this time.
  • A nice example of this comes from hornbook contract law, and in particular the rule that one could not enforce a contract if one was not a party or had not given consideration.
  • As for studying, I've yet to use any kind of supplement, hornbook, etc.
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