Fairybook

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A book of fairytales. rare

    "Once upon a time, as the fairybooks say, there was a swamp along the islands guarding Miami, Fla., from the sea."

Example

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"Once upon a time, as the fairybooks say, there was a swamp along the islands guarding Miami, Fla., from the sea."

Etymology

From fairy + book, perhaps a confusion of fairytale and storybook.

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