bookhouse
bookhouse · bookhouses
A repository for booksA repository for books; a library; a store of books.
/ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/
Meaning
1 sensesA repository for books; a library; a store of books.
Origin
From book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”), whenFrom book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”), whence Middle English bochous (“library”), which had eventually fallen into disuse.
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Forms
plural: bookhouses| Singular | bookhouse |
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