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bookstop

bookstop noun: a bookend.

Noun

bookstop (plural bookstops)

  1. (rare) A bookend.
    • 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.2010, Sheryl Kindle Fullner, The Shoestring Library, page 107
    • He arranged his little library on the shelf in order of size, lining the edges up neatly, using the horn as a bookstop, making adjustments until the tip of it faced the room directly.2011, Catherine Hall, The Proof of Love

Forms of bookstop

pluralbookstops

Origin of bookstop

From book + stop.

Questions about bookstop

What does bookstop mean?
Bookstop means a bookend.
What part of speech is bookstop?
Bookstop is a noun.
What is the plural of bookstop?
The plural of bookstop is bookstops.

Words near bookstop in the dictionary

  1. bookstand
  2. bookstands
  3. bookstave
  4. bookstaves
  5. bookstock
  6. bookstop
  7. bookstops
  8. bookstore
  9. bookstorekeeper
  10. bookstorekeepers
  11. bookstores

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