pouch

pouch
\ \ see POCKET

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

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  • Pouch — Gemeinde Muldestausee Koordinaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pouch — Pouch, n. [F. poche a pocket, pouch, bag; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a bag, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder.] 1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pouch — [pouch] n. [ME pouche < MFr poche, var. of poque: see POKE2] 1. a small bag or sack for carrying something, as in one s pocket [a leather tobacco pouch ] ☆ 2. a mailbag; specif., one whose opening can be locked, as for sending diplomatic… …   English World dictionary

  • pouch — [pautʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: pouche] 1.) a small leather, cloth, or plastic bag that you can keep things in, and which is sometimes attached to a belt pouch of ▪ a leather pouch of tobacco ▪ a money pouch 2.) especially …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pouch — may refer to:* Pouch (marsupial) used by female marsupials to rear their young through early infancy * Ileo anal pouch, an internal reservoir formed by connecting the end of the small intestine (the ileum) to the rectum * a Bag * Pouch, Germany a …   Wikipedia

  • pouch|y — «POW chee», adjective, pouch|i|er, pouch|i|est. having pouches; like a pouch; baggy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pouch — Pouch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pouching}.] 1. To put or take into a pouch. [1913 Webster] 2. To swallow; said of fowls. Derham. [1913 Webster] 3. To pout. [Obs.] Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. To pocket; to put up with. [R.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pouch — A container identified by its leather neck strap with a closing latch and eye near the opening (unlike a sack, which is tied). It is generally used for First Class Mail and registered mail; a special blue and orange pouch is used for Express Mail …   Glossary of postal terms

  • pouch — [ pautʃ ] noun count 1. ) a small bag made of cloth or thin leather: a tobacco pouch 2. ) a fold of skin on the body of an animal, such as the place where a KANGAROO carries its baby a ) AMERICAN a loose fold of skin under your eye …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pouch — pouch; pouch·less; …   English syllables

  • pouch-on — To prepare a pouch of First Class Mail for another post office …   Glossary of postal terms

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