handbook
Meaning
- A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
- (US) A place where illicit bets can be placed.
Synonyms
hand-book
reference manual
text book
treasury of words
precious book
Translations
Handbuch
manuel
manuale
manual
handboek
manualFrequency
Etymology
In summary
1814, from hand + book, or perhaps a reintroduction of Middle English hond book, hondebooke, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), or a calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”). Compare Dutch handboek, Danish håndbog, Swedish handbok.
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