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  • verb To do bookkeeping.

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Examples

  • As thar's no sky pilot to confide in, this drunkard figgers that Peets 'll do, an' with that he onloads on Peets how, bein 'as he is a stage book-keep over in Red Dog, he's in cahoots with a outfit of route agents an' gives 'em the word when it's worth while to stand-up the stage.

    Wolfville Nights Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • "These results indicate that efforts to book-keep where the oil went must now include this plume," said Christopher Reddy one of the members of the team from Woods Hole Oceanographic

    Free Internet Press 2010

  • "These results indicate that efforts to book-keep where the oil went must now include this plume," said Christopher Reddy one of the members of the team from Woods Hole Oceanographic

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2010

  • Mr. Reddy said, "These results indicate that efforts to book-keep where the oil went must now include this plume."

    The Hindu - Home 2010

  • "These results indicate that efforts to book-keep where the oil went must now include this plume," said Christopher Reddy one of the members of the team from Woods Hole Oceanographic

    Mail & Guardian Online 2010

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