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/pɔʃ/
Translation
pocket; bag, pouch
Word origin
From Old North French poque ('bag, pouch'), of Germanic origin, from a Frankish form related to Old English pocca ('bag'). The same Germanic root gives English 'poke' (a small sack) and 'pouch'.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- poque
- English cognates
- poke, pouch
Grammar
Examples
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He put the keys in his pocket.
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My pockets are empty, I have no money left.
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This paperback book costs almost nothing.
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She took a handkerchief out of her coat pocket.
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Put your phone in the pocket of your bag.
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