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From book + shelve, or a back-formation from bookshelves, the plural of bookshelf.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bookshelve
Today it means: To furnish (a room etc.) with bookshelves. Full definition →
Today it means: To furnish (a room etc.) with bookshelves. Full definition →
From book + shelve, or a back-formation from bookshelves, the plural of bookshelf.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.