book-hunt

verb

To seek out rare or valuable books.

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Meanings

verbbook-hunt (third-person singular simple present book-hunts, present participle book-hunting, simple past and past participle book-hunted)

present singular third person book-hunts · participle present book-hunting · participle past book-hunted · past book-hunted

  1. transitiveuncommonTo seek out rare or valuable books.
nounbook-hunt (plural book-hunts)

plural book-hunts

  1. An instance of seeking out of rare or valuable books.

Origin

From book + hunt.

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Cite this entry
APA

book-hunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book-hunt

MLA

“book-hunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book-hunt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book-hunt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book-hunt.

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