单词 | rough book |
释义 | > as lemmasrough book rough book n. (a) a book in which rough notes are written, (now esp.) a jotter; (b) Nautical = rough logbook n.; (also) a book in which an officer makes a rough note of any expenditure (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > pad of paper > rough work book blotting-book1598 scribbler1890 scratch pad1895 scratch-block1897 rough book1969 1610Rough book [see sense 6c]. 1772 Bye-laws & Regulations Marine-Soc. 116 The Fair Minute Book. In which all the minutes from the Rough Book are copied fair. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 580 Rough Books, those in which the warrant officers make their immediate entries of expenditure. 1902 J. Conrad Typhoon v. 47 He copied neatly out of the rough-book the number of miles, the course of the ship. 1969 A. Laski Dominant Fifth ii. 43 She had been drawing on her rough book. 2002 P. Collins Men from Boys 70 Adam and Sacha had a seven-year plan for world domination which they had been sketching in their rough books for months. < as lemmas |
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