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Handbook

//ˈhændˌbʊk// noun

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Noun

1
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
2
a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location wordnet
3
A place where illicit bets can be placed. US
"The extent of the business done in this line is not understood by those who have not looked into it. In New York there are 50 pool rooms and 500 handbooks; in East St. Louis, 20 handbooks; in Chicago, 5 pool rooms and 200 handbooks; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English handbok, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), possibly reinforced as a calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”). By surface analysis, hand + book. Compare West Frisian hânboek (“handbook”), Dutch handboek (“handbook”), German Low German Handbook (“handbook”), Danish håndbog (“handbook”), Swedish handbok (“handbook”), Icelandic handbók (“handbook”).

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