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bookhood

bookhood noun: knowledge of books; scholarship.

Noun

bookhood (uncountable)

  1. Knowledge of books; scholarship.
    • In case of a book, however, mutilation can go much farther without destroying bookhood.1902, The Metallographist
  2. The state or dignity of a book.

Origin of bookhood

From book + -hood.

Questions about bookhood

What does bookhood mean?
Bookhood means knowledge of books; scholarship.
What part of speech is bookhood?
Bookhood is a noun.

Words near bookhood in the dictionary

  1. Bookham
  2. bookhoard
  3. bookhoards
  4. bookholder
  5. bookholders
  6. bookhood
  7. bookhound
  8. bookhounds
  9. bookhouse
  10. bookhouses
  11. bookhunter

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