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Common
noun
•
A
collection
of
sheets of paper
bound
together to
hinge
at one
edge
,
containing
printed
or
written
material
,
pictures
, etc.
•
A
long
work
fit
for
publication
,
typically
prose
, such as a
novel
or
textbook
, and
typically
published
as such
a
bound
collection
of
sheets
, but now sometimes
electronically
as an
e-book
.
•
A major
division
of a
long
work.
•
In Gambling:
A
record
of
betting
(from the use of a
notebook
to
record
what each person has
bet
).
•
A
convenient
collection
, in a form
resembling
a
book
, of
small
paper
items
for
individual
use.
•
In Theater:
The
script
of a
musical
or
opera
.
•
Records
of the
accounts
of a business.
•
In Law:
A
book award
, a
recognition
for
receiving
the
highest
grade
in a
class
(traditionally an
actual
book
, but
recently
more
likely
a
letter
or
certificate
acknowledging
the
achievement
).
•
Six
tricks
taken
by
one side
.
•
In Poker:
four of a kind
•
In Sports:
A
document
,
held
by the
referee
, of the
incidents
happened
in the game
.
•
In Sports:
A list
of all
players
who have been
booked
(received a
warning
) in
a game
.
•
In Cartomancy:
The
twenty-sixth
Lenormand
card
.
•
Any
source
of
instruction
.
•
The
accumulated
body
of
knowledge
passed down
among
black
pimps
.
verb
•
To
reserve
(something) for
future
use.
•
To
write down
, to
register
or
record
in a
book
or
as in
a
book
.
•
In Law enforcement:
To
record
the
name
and other
details
of a
suspected
offender
and the
offence
for
later
judicial
action
.
•
In Sports:
To
issue
with a
caution
,
usually
a
yellow card
, or a
red card
if a
yellow card
has already been
issued
.
•
To
travel
very
fast
.
•
To
record
bets
as
bookmaker
.
•
To
receive
the
highest
grade
in a
class
.
•
To
leave
.
•
In British English & Northern England English:
simple past
tense
of
bake
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Lineage
book
English
book
Middle English (1100-1500)
boc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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