bookhouse

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bookhouse

/ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/

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From book + house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”), whence Middle English bochous (“library”), which had eventually fallen into disuse.

noun bookhouses

A repository for books; a library; a store of books. It is ordered by this Court that Mr. Chamblen shall pay and disburse unto Sir John Jolles Knight and Alderman the [sum] of [£200], to be by them expended towards the preparing of free stone for the and beautifiing of A new Councell Chamber and bookhouse.

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@misc{bookhouse_2026,
  title = {bookhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bookhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}