ledgers

noun

1. A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.

2. A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.

3. A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

4. A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.

5. Short for ledger bait or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).