A chapbook is a small book or pamphlet that typically contains stories, poems, or religious writings.
A small book or pamphlet containing stories, poems, or religious tracts.
| Front | chapbook \CHAP-book\ |
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| Back | noun A small book or pamphlet containing stories, poems, or religious tracts. [From chapman book, a small, cheap book sold by a chapman or a colporteur. Earliest documented use: 1824.] "Gloucester writer and editor David Rich will read from and discuss his new chapbook of poems." - Ann Gail McCarthy; Rocky Neck Tradition Kicks Off Busy Weekend; Gloucester Times (Massachusetts); Aug 10, 2011. |
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