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

At the bottom of one of them, she had remembered, was a little hornbook.

From Literature

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