- a place in which books are boundOften shortened to: bindery
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book•bind•er•y
(bŏŏk′bīn′də rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies.
- Printingbindery.
- bookbinder + -ry 1805–15, American.
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bookbindery /ˈbʊkˌbaɪndərɪ/ n ( pl -eries)