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Bocking vs Booking - What's the difference?

bocking | booking |

As nouns the difference between bocking and booking

is that bocking is a coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc while booking is the act or process of writing something down in a book or books, eg in accounting.

As a verb booking is

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bocking

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.
    • (Webster 1913)

    booking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
  • A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel.
  • The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
  • (sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
  • (legal) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording identifying data of a suspect following arrest.

    • Derived terms

    * booking clerk * booking office

    See also

    * inscription