bookstall

[ book-stawl ]

noun

1. a stand, booth, or stall at which books are sold, usually secondhand.
2. British. a newsstand.

bookstall

/ ˈbʊkˌstɔːl /

noun

1. a stall or stand where periodicals, newspapers, or books are sold US wordnewsstand

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookstall¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; book + stall ¹

Example Sentences

Her maid stood waiting with the jewel-case while she went to the bookstall to buy something to read on the journey.

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George had expended six pence in as many old books at a bookstall.

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She had worn those accursed beads when his father had approached her by the bookstall that afternoon.

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Other people were near the bookstall, and as these people were obviously leaving Llandudno, Ruth and Nellie felt a certain solace.

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In a few minutes the bookstall on the platform attracted them as inevitably as a prone horse attracts a crowd.

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