Hornbook
[hawrn-boo k] /ˈhɔrnˌbʊk/
noun
1.
a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read.
2.
a primer or of rudiments.
/ˈhɔːnˌbʊk/
noun
1.
a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it
2.
any elementary primer
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