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What's The Definition Of Hornbook? Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hornbook: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hornbook: abecedarium \| abecedary \| alphabet \| alphabet book \| and arithmetic \| basics \| battledore \| casebook \| elementary education \| elements \| exercise book \| first principles \| first steps \| gradus \| grammar \| induction \| initiation \| introduction \| manual \| manual of instruction \| outlines \| primer \| principia \| principles \| propaedeutic \| reader \| reading \| rudiments \| schoolbook \| speller \| spelling book \| t \| text \| workbook \| writing See Also \| Hornbook In Webster's Dictionary \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. 2. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.

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\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.

2. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch
   of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.

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