bookend

book·end

noun \-ˌend\

Definition of BOOKEND

: a support placed at the end of a row of books

Examples of BOOKEND

1. a pair of bookends shaped like horses
2. He used an empty flowerpot as a bookend.

First Known Use of BOOKEND

1907

Rhymes with BOOKEND

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