Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hornbook \Horn"book`\, n.
1. 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. "He teaches boys the hornbook." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch
of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hornbook
n 1: a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or
basic skills of a branch of knowledge
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