order book—
1. a book in which orders from customers are entered:
- The order book at the year-end was satisfactory, comparing very favorably with the position at the end of 1983.
2. (UK) a paper supplied to members of the House of Commons that gives details of the day’s proceedings:
- A member is required to state the form of his motion on a previous day, and to have it entered in the Order Book.
orderly book—(Military) a book kept at headquarters in which orders and instructions received from higher authorities are recorded:
- She made me a present of the orderly book of one of the French regiments.