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blotter

[ blot-er ]

noun

  1. a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.
  2. a book in which transactions or events, as sales or arrests, are recorded as they occur:

    a police blotter.

  3. Machinery. a soft washer of blotting paper or felt for cushioning a brittle object against shock or pressure or for increasing the friction or contact area between two surfaces.


blotter

/ ˈ²ú±ôÉ’³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. something used to absorb excess ink or other liquid, esp a sheet of blotting paper with a firm backing
  2. a daily record of events, such as arrests, in a police station (esp in the phrase police blotter )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blotter1

1585–95; 1887 blotter fordef 2; blot 1 + -er 1
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We take a walk around The Row to place a to-go order at Pizzeria Bianco while we huff the blotters doused with our potential perfume picks.

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Police responded to the crash at 4th Avenue South and South Washington Street shortly before noon, police said in an online blotter post.

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They are also planning talks about major moments within psychedelic art history, a deep dive of blotter art, and a panel on magic mushrooms and their scientific properties.

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We were no sooner at the cluttered top than she got busy, hobbling over the blotter, swerving around the inkstand.

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Officers Adam Fowler and Nick French were identified as the officers who opened fire, according to the blotter post.

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