What does ready-reckoner mean?

ready-reckoner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

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"Besides these things, Mr. Peters found a Johnson's dictionary, a ready-reckoner, and a pair of boot-hooks; but as he found nothing else, Mr. Darley grew quite tired of watching his proceedings, and suggested that they should adjourn; for he remarked—"Is it likely that such a fellow as this North would leave anything behind him?""

ready-reckoners (plural)

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