Bookstop

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bookend. rare

    "Librarians obsess about edging the collection (bringing all books up to the edge of the shelves to make them easier to find and to look tidy). If you have paperbacks or novels stored in deep shelves, make bookstops from free wood."

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"Librarians obsess about edging the collection (bringing all books up to the edge of the shelves to make them easier to find and to look tidy). If you have paperbacks or novels stored in deep shelves, make bookstops from free wood."

Etymology

From book + stop.

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