Bookling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages.

    "A bit of a bookling of some thirty pages, but one of great utility, inasmuch as it contains Tables by which the value of cattle, grain, &c. &c., may be ascertained at a glance, with the utmost ease and near approach to extreme accuracy."

Example

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"A bit of a bookling of some thirty pages, but one of great utility, inasmuch as it contains Tables by which the value of cattle, grain, &c. &c., may be ascertained at a glance, with the utmost ease and near approach to extreme accuracy."

Etymology

From book + -ling.

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