shopbook en · NOUN
Etymology
From shop + book.
Meanings
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(dated) A book in which a tradesman keeps the accounts.
one unpractised in figures to cast up a shopbook
1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shopbooks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |