form book

noun

An annual book produced showing the results for the year's horse races together with comments on each runner.

“It is a certainty, given the form book, that this prime minister will be condemning us to many more months of wage restraint.”

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Meanings

nounform book (plural form books)

plural form books

  1. UKAn annual book produced showing the results for the year's horse races together with comments on each runner.
  2. UKfigurativelyThe past performance of something or someone.

    It is a certainty, given the form book, that this prime minister will be condemning us to many more months of wage restraint.

  3. USlawA binder of loose-leaf forms, or a book containing specimens of such forms, for use by attorneys in their work.
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APA

form book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/form%20book

MLA

“form book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/form%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “form book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/form%20book.

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