hdbk

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A form of hardback — A book with a solid binding.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivehdbk (not comparable)

alternative hbk · alternative hbk. · alternative hdbk.

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of hardback.

    NCO's Handbook for Protective Training, 50 pp. GERMAN, hdbk

    1960, Consolidated Translation Survey, National Agricultural Library (U.S.), page 82
    2 more examples

    London: Octopus Books; 396p.; ill. (some col.), maps, tables; 23cm; index [0 7064 0580 3] 500g; £ 2.99, 0 7064 0679 6; hdbk ed., sold by HMSO

    1981, Government Publications, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, page 177

    Homelessness: Exploring the new terrain (1999: forthcoming) / Edited by Patricia Kennett and Alex Marsh / ISBN 1 86134 1504 £18.99 pbk / ISBN 1 86134 167 9 £45.00 hdbk

    1999, “Other related titles from The Policy Press include:”, in Bill Edgar, Joe Doherty, Amy Mina-Coull, Services for Homeless People: Innovation and Change in the European Union, The Policy Press, →ISBN
nounhdbk (plural hdbks)

plural hdbks · alternative hbk · alternative hbk. · alternative hdbk.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of hardback.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of handbook.
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