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What is a copybook?

What is a copybook? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.
  2. (Quebec English) A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
  3. (computing) A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.
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After a nap-hand return against Hartlepool, the Bars inflicted a copybook defeat on Sheffield Wednesday.
The visitors played copybook football in the opening half and dominated in almost all sectors of the field.
And when Young once again broke clear he was stopped dead in his tracks with a copybook Exley tackle.
Hasn't he just blotted his copybook in his dotage by coming out in favour of nuclear power?
This launched a small-scale fightback and a sizzling break by Aaron Cowie and a copybook final pass gave Duncan a run-in.
But he blotted his copybook when he pulled Ronaldo's shirt to concede the penalty.

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