bookhouse

== English == === Etymology === From book +‎ house, probably as a calque of Old English bōchūs (“library, bookhouse”), whence Middle English bochous (“library”), which had eventually fallen into disuse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/ === Noun === bookhouse (plural bookhouses) (puristic) A repository for books; a library; a store of books. Hyponyms: library, bookstore