BOOK ACCOUNT
\bˈʊk ɐkˈa͡ʊnt], \bˈʊk ɐkˈaʊnt], \b_ˈʊ_k ɐ_k_ˈaʊ_n_t]\
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A detailed statement, kept in writing in a book, in the nature of debits and credits between persons, arising out of contract or some fiduciary relation; an account or record of debit and credit kept in a book. Taylor v. Horst, 52 Minn. 300, 54 N. W. 734; Stieglitz v. Mercantile Co., 76 Mo. App. 2S0; Kennedy v. Ankrim. Tapp. (Ohio) 40.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.