blotter


blot·ter

noun \ˈblä-tər\

Definition of BLOTTER

1
: a piece of blotting paper
2
: a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books <police blotter>

First Known Use of BLOTTER

1591

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