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blotter
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blot·ter  (bltr)
n.
1. A piece or pad of blotting paper.
2. A book containing daily records of occurrences or transactions: a police blotter.

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
Noun1.blotterblotter - absorbent paper used to dry ink      
paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
2.blotterblotter - the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
Translations
blotter [ˈblɒtəʳ] N
1. (= blotting paper) → secante m
2. (US) (= notebook) → registro m
blotter [ˈblɒtər] nbuvard m
blotting paper npapier m buvard
blotter
n
(Tinten)löscher m
(US: = record book) → Kladde f; (= police blotter)Polizeiregister nt
blotter [ˈblɒtəʳ] ntampone m (di carta assorbente)
blotter [ˈblɒtəʳ] ntampone m (di carta assorbente)


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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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