absey-book

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

absey book

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) enPR: ăbʹ-sē bo͝ok, ābʹ-sē bo͝ok, IPA^(key): /ˈæb.siː bʊk/, /ˈeɪb.siː bʊk/

Noun[edit]

absey-book (plural absey-books)

(obsolete) An ABC book; a primer.
- c. 1590s, Shakespeare, William, King John, Act 1, Scene 1:
  And then comes answer like an Absey book

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