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Word of the Day - blotter

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blotter

/ˈblɒtə/
noun
1 A sheet or pad of blotting paper in a frame, kept on a desk.
2 North American A temporary recording book, especially a police charge sheet.

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The demise of the desk blotter has followed the change from nibs and fountain pens to ballpoints and now to computer keyboards. Will a blotter's purpose be understood by a person born after 2000?

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