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horn·book  (hôrnbk)
n.
1. An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read.
2. A text that instructs in the basic skills or rudiments of a subject.
hornbook [ˈhɔːnˌbʊk]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any elementary primer
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Noun1.hornbook - a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
primer - an introductory textbook
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