shelfmate

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English

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Etymology

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From shelf +‎ -mate.

Noun

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shelfmate (plural shelfmates)

  1. A book or other object located on the same shelf.
    • 2017, Stuart Fortey, The Diva in the Duck Pond, page 63:
      Roger pushed in a book that was protruding beyond its shelfmates.