Bookcross

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.

Etymology

From book + cross, after the name of a Web site for this purpose, bookcrossing.com.

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