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chap⋅book

  [chap-book]
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–noun
1. a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, etc., formerly hawked about by chapmen.
2. a small book or pamphlet, often of poetry.
Origin:
1790–1800; chap (as in chapman ) + book
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Home Health Care Manuals
Operation and Accreditation Manuals CHAP ACHC Policies Procedures OBQI
HomeHealthManuals.com
Book Publishing
Get a Book Publishing Guide & Learn How to Bring Your Book to Market.
FriesenPress.com/Book-Publishing
Word Origin & History

chapbook 
1824, shortened from chap(man) book, so called because chapmen (see cheap) sold such books on the street.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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