bookhouse
English edit
Etymology edit
From book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”) (which became Middle English bochous (“library”), but then died out).
Noun edit
bookhouse (plural bookhouses)
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From book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”) (which became Middle English bochous (“library”), but then died out).
bookhouse (plural bookhouses)