单词 | hornbook |
释义 | 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...
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