CHAPBOOK


Meaning of CHAPBOOK in English

/chap"book'/ , n.

1. a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, etc., formerly hawked about by chapmen.

2. a small book or pamphlet, often of poetry.

[ 1790-1800; chap (as in CHAPMAN) + BOOK ]

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