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jot

verb as in scribble down

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The use of such lists goes back to the days of antiquity; for all we know there were well-organized Neanderthals jotting their daily schedules on the walls of caves.

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He took a scrap of paper and a pencil stub out of one of his pockets and jotted some quick notes.

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Bits of overheard conversation often fascinated me, and I’d jot them down.

Mr. Ferguson, who was born in Jamaica, was carrying scraps of paper with what police described at the time as “racist jottings” against whites and Asians.

Cyrus Shareef had also jotted down his thoughts about the long history of farming.

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