"form book" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: form books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} form book (plural form books)
  1. (British) An annual book produced showing the results for the year's horse races together with comments on each runner. Tags: British Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
    Sense id: en-form_book-en-noun--rYWRHU7 Disambiguation of Horse racing: 60 13 27 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 11 33
  2. (British, figurative) The past performance of something or someone. Tags: British, figuratively
    Sense id: en-form_book-en-noun-BfnMJr78 Categories (other): British English
  3. (US, law) A binder of loose-leaf forms, or a book containing specimens of such forms, for use by attorneys in their work. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-form_book-en-noun-OjqgVpFw Categories (other): American English Topics: law

Inflected forms

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