hornbook

Example Sentences

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That’s “hornbook law” — so basic it doesn’t require citation for law students.

From Los Angeles Times

In the early 1600s, a child’s first book in New England was called a hornbook, a board in the shape of a paddle upon which was written the Lord’s Prayer and the alphabet.

From Washington Times

While hornbooks present information in a more straightforward manner, they will also contain nuances your professor doesn't care about.

From US News

In the appendix to my Products Liability hornbook, I show how competitive considerations will lead manufacturers to implement many efficient quality control measures even in the absence of liability to injured users. 

From Forbes

Damaris had been sent with the other children to be instructed in the morning by Mrs. Brewster in sampler working and knitting; by her husband in the Westminster catechism, and the hornbook.

From Project Gutenberg