chapbook


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chapbook/ˈtʃapbʊk/
noun
  • 1 historical a small pamphlet containing tales, ballads, or tracts, sold by pedlars.
  • 2 N. Amer. a small paper-covered booklet containing poems or fiction.
– origin C19: from chapman + book.
'chapbook' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "chapbook" in the title:


Look up "chapbook" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "chapbook" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.