table book

noun

1
archaic : tablet sense 1c
found in the dead man's pocket a table book, wherein were entered … namesSamuel Pepys
2
: a book customarily displayed on a table
this was the age of … lavish and heavy table booksJ. M. Wells

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“Table book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20book. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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