BLOTTER

blotter, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, charge sheet

(noun) the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blotter (plural blotters)

a piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture

(law enforcement) a daily register of arrests and other events in a police station

a register of the related events made in the form of the list of times and brief descriptions

(slang) A portion of blotter acid.

Anagrams

• Roblett, Tolbert, bottler

Source: Wiktionary


Blot"ter, n.

1. One who, or that which blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.

2. (Com.)

Definition: A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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