Hornbook
[hɒ:nbuk]
Definition
(noun.) a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge.
Typist: Ralph--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer.
(n.) A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.
Edited by Diana
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Primer.
Typed by Essie