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book trough

book trough noun: a long, narrow, wooden container or receptacle for holding books.

Noun

book trough (plural book troughs)

  1. (UK, archaic) A long, narrow, wooden container or receptacle for holding books.

Forms of book trough

pluralbook troughs

Questions about book trough

What does book trough mean?
Book trough means a long, narrow, wooden container or receptacle for holding books.
What part of speech is book trough?
Book trough is a noun.
What is the plural of book trough?
The plural of book trough is book troughs.

Words near book trough in the dictionary

  1. book tours
  2. book town
  3. book towns
  4. book trade
  5. book trades
  6. book trough
  7. book troughs
  8. book type
  9. book types
  10. book up
  11. book value

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