bible
/ˈbaɪbəl/ noun B1- A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.
- A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
- Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
- A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
- Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
- The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
Plural bibles
From the library
“The Bible!” I cried triumphantly.
She would have thought it rather sacrilegious to leave it off--as bad as forgetting her Bible or her collection dime.
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