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blotter [ˈblɒtə] n
1. something used to absorb excess ink or other liquid, esp a sheet of blotting paper with a firm backing 2. US a daily record of events, such as arrests, in a police station (esp in the phrase police blotter) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Inside the covers of two extant precinct blotters from the Civil War era are handwritten lists of officers and their posts. Redolent of a lost world of ink pots, blotters and penmanship, O'Ferrall's book was meticulously typed up on an old Remington typewriter (probably by his secretary), then copies were printed on a Gestetner and bound between green cardboard covers with a strip of black tape around the spine. Almost from the start, some of Frieder's best players turned up on police blotters, left the program or were injured. |
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