See handbook on Wiktionary
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"name": "Reference works",
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"Books",
"Literature",
"Mass media",
"Culture",
"Entertainment",
"Writing",
"Media",
"Society",
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"word": "enchiridion"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "jeṙnark",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "ձեռնարկ"
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"sense": "a book of reference",
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"word": "справочник"
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"word": "наръчник"
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"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "手冊"
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"roman": "shǒucè",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "手册"
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"sense": "a book of reference",
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"word": "håndbog"
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"sense": "a book of reference",
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"word": "Handbuch"
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"word": "סֵפֶר עֵזֶר"
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"word": "핸드북"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ang",
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"word": "دَستِينامو"
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"word": "dalaklat"
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{
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "kûu-mʉʉ",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "คู่มือ"
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dovidnýk",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
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"word": "довідни́к"
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "sổ tay"
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{
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"sense": "a book of reference",
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
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"word": "hânboek"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "yi",
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"roman": "hantbukh",
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"text": "Coordinate term: sportsbook"
},
{
"ref": "1916, U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on interstate commerce, Prevention of Transmission of Race-gambling Bets, page 23:",
"text": "The extent of the business done in this line is not understood by those who have not looked into it. In New York there are 50 pool rooms and 500 handbooks; in East St. Louis, 20 handbooks; in Chicago, 5 pool rooms and 200 handbooks; […]",
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"ref": "1961, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Gambling and Organized Crime: Hearings:",
"text": "Persons subject to his rule can be found operating, in addition to the wire service, wire service relays, handbooks, gambling houses, prostitution establishments, coin-operated device companies, bars, restaurants, night clubs, motels, […]",
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"A place where illicit bets can be placed."
],
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[
"gambling",
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"(US, gambling) A place where illicit bets can be placed."
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"games"
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"word": "employee handbook"
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"word": "handbooking"
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"args": {
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"2": "handbok"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "jeṙnark",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "ձեռնարկ"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "eskuliburu"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "gidaliburu"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "davjédnik",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "даве́днік"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "spravočnik",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "справочник"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "narǎčnik",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "наръчник"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "手冊"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǒucè",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "手册"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "příručka"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "håndbog"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "handboek"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "manlibro"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "käsikirja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manuel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Handbuch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "encheirídio",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "εγχειρίδιο"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "enkheirídion",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἐγχειρίδιον"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "séfer 'ézer",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "סֵפֶר עֵזֶר"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "séfer kís",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "סֵפֶר כִּיס"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "séfer shimúsh",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ספר שימוש \\ סֵפֶר שִׁמּוּשׁ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "laghu granth",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "लघु ग्रंथ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "kézikönyv"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "segédkönyv"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "tankönyv"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "handbók"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "buku pegangan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manuale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "guida"
},
{
"alt": "べんらん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "benran",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "便覧"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "handobukku",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "ハンドブック"
},
{
"alt": "てちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "techō",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "手帳"
},
{
"alt": "てちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "techō",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "手帖"
},
{
"alt": "あんないしょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "annaisho",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "案内書"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pyeollam",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "편람"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "annaeseo",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "안내서"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haendeubuk",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "핸드북"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rokasgrāmata"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "príračnik",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "при́рачник"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "úpatstvo",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "у́патство"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "buku panduan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "pukapuka aratohu"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "håndbok"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "handbōc"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "podręcznik"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manual"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "manual"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "správočnik",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "спра́вочник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "posóbije",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "посо́бие"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leabhar-làimhe"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "priručnik"
},
{
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دَستِينامو"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manual"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prontuario"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vademécum"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "handbok"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "dalaklat"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kûu-mʉʉ",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "คู่มือ"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dovidnýk",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "довідни́к"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"word": "sổ tay"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llawlyfr"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hânboek"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "hantbukh",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "האַנטבוך"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "hantbikhl",
"sense": "a book of reference",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "האַנטביכל"
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}
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