handbook

(-bo̵ok′)

noun

  1. a compact reference book on some subject; manual of facts or instructions
  2. guidebook (sense )
  3. ☆ a book in which bets are recorded, as on horse races

Origin: OE handboc, transl. of L manuale (see manual): modern senses infl. by Ger handbuch

See handbook in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A concise manual or reference book providing specific information or instruction about a subject or place.
  2. Games
    a. A book in which off-track bets are recorded.
    b. A place where off-track bets are taken.

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