almanac : Idioms & Phrases
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Clog almanac
- a primitive kind of almanac or calendar, formerly used in England, made by cutting notches and figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of wood, brass, or bone; called also a
Runic staff , from the Runic characters used in the numerical notation.
Webster 1913
Nautical almanac
- an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.