"book-hunt" meaning in English

See book-hunt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: book-hunts [plural]
Etymology: From book + hunt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|book|hunt}} book + hunt Head templates: {{en-noun}} book-hunt (plural book-hunts)
  1. An instance of seeking out of rare or valuable books. Derived forms: bookhunter
    Sense id: en-book-hunt-en-noun-AUOyf7AT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Verb

Forms: book-hunts [present, singular, third-person], book-hunting [participle, present], book-hunted [participle, past], book-hunted [past]
Etymology: From book + hunt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|book|hunt}} book + hunt Head templates: {{en-verb|book-hunts|book-hunting|book-hunted|book-hunted}} book-hunt (third-person singular simple present book-hunts, present participle book-hunting, simple past and past participle book-hunted)
  1. (transitive, uncommon) To seek out rare or valuable books. Tags: transitive, uncommon
    Sense id: en-book-hunt-en-verb-9loATcC- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Inflected forms

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