Definition of Chapbook

1. n. Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book.

Definition of Chapbook

1. Noun. A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts ¹

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Definition of Chapbook

1. a small book of popular tales [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chapbook

chaotropism
chap
chaparejos
chaparral
chaparral broom
chaparral cock
chaparral mallow
chaparral pea
chaparral sage
chaparrals
chapati
chapatis
chapatti
chapattis
chapbook (current term)
chapbooks
chape
chapeau
chapeaus
chapeaux
chaped
chapel
chapel of ease
chapel service
chapeless
chapelgoer
chapellanies
chapellany
chapelless

Literary usage of Chapbook

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Folk-lore Record by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1879)
"chapbook (as above), p. 23. " Which [figure] he took no doubt for the ... (chapbook, pt. ip 20.) " The Night before he was to suffer Death, ..."

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