bookchest

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noun

A chest for the storage of books.

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Meanings

nounbookchest (plural bookchests)

plural bookchests

  1. A chest for the storage of books.

    He composed hymns, read holy works, and carried his bookchests wherever he went.

    2013, Nancy Marie Brown, The Abacus and the Cross, page 206
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    Bookchests will be ready for distribution on the 4th Saturday of September and January. Books sent to the respective Circles are charged to the officers.

    1903, New Jersey. State Board of Education, Annual Report, page 52

Origin

From book + chest.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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