book, verb transitive
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Calque formed on Afrikaans inboek, see inboek.
obs. except in historical contexts
apprentice verb.
1888 D.C.F. Moodie Hist. of Battles & Adventures II. 255The children of the natives killed on the commando were ‘booked’ for a number of years, until they had reached a certain age, but they were seldom released when they reached that period.
1977 T.R.H. Davenport S. Afr.: Mod. Hist. 58Bring to trial not only those who maltreated servants, but those who ‘booked in’ the children of Bushmen or other aboriginals for service.
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