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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bookstall1

First recorded in 1790–1800; book + stall 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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