Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of rulebook English)
WordNet
n. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here" [syn: book]
Usage examples of "rule book".
Once drawn, such a map became a fixed part of the organization's rule book, remaining in use for years at a time.
This meal had been catered by an upscale deli downtown, as per the FInCOM rule book.
Well, our girls were beginning to go for that type of thing, getting who knows what sort of ideas in their heads, so at once, bang, out comes the rule book, the angel starts pouring out rules about what women mustn't do, he starts forcing them back into the docile attitudes the Prophet prefers, docile or maternal, walking three steps behind or sitting at home being wise and waxing their chins.