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ˈmuster-book
A book in which military forces are registered. Also, on a man-of-war, a book containing the names of the crew.
1587Golding De Mornay (1592) 99 The beginning thereof is nothing els but a Musterbooke of names. 1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iii. ii. 146 Wee haue a number of shadowes to fill vppe the Muster-Booke. 1643Davenant Unfort. Lovers iii. i, All that I read is in the Muster-book. 1702Roy. Declar. 1 June in Lond. Gaz. No. 3815/3 [They] are..Required..to cause the said List to be Examined, by the Muster-Book of such Man of War. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Muster-book, a copy of a ship of war's open list, drawn up for the use of the clerk of the check, in calling over the crew.
fig.1561J. Daus tr. Bullinger on Apoc. (1573) 296 All the Saintes, which before the commyng of Christ are written in the registers of the heauenly muster booke. |