blue book

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English

Etymology

The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Noun

blue book (plural blue books)

A book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World , London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
  "I was the flail of the Lord up in those parts, I may tell you, though you won't find it in any Blue-book."
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue,‎ book.

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