simple past tense and past participle of crack a book

(informal) To open up one's books, especially in order to study.

present participle of crack a book

A set of trades or bets such that, regardless of the outcome of events, one party strictly profits and another strictly loses.

Any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies.)

plural of book hand

Alternative form of bookwise

A book that teaches the alphabet; a primer.

plural of book lung

A person who who represents an author to prospective publishers