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Definition of Hornbook
1. Noun. A primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge.
Generic synonyms: Primer
Definition of Hornbook
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.
Definition of Hornbook
1. a primer [n -S] - See also: primer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornbook
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