chapbook

== English == === Etymology === Formerly sold by chapmen; see the etymology there, and book. === Noun === chapbook (plural chapbooks) A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts. 1849 Notices of Fugitive Tracts: And Chap-books Printed at Aldermary Churchyard, Bow Churchyard, Etc This was, till within the last few years, a favourite chapbook in the north of England. 2005 Kathryn A. Lowry - The Tapestry of Popular Songs in 16th- and 17th Century China Two such examples of slim, chapbook-style collections were both part of larger compendia […] ==== Translations ====