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pouch

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) pouch (noun)
  2. 2) pouch (verb)
  3. pouch bone (noun)
  4. pouch of Rathke
  5. pouch table (noun)
  6. abdominal pouch (noun)
  7. archenteric pouch (noun)
  8. branchial pouch (noun)
  9. brood pouch (noun)
  10. catcher pouch (noun)
  11. cheek pouch (noun)
  12. closed pouch (noun)
  13. diplomatic pouch (noun)
  14. gastric pouch (noun)
  15. laryngeal pouch (noun)
  16. mammary pouch (noun)
  17. retort pouch (noun)
  18. shepherd's pouch (noun)
  19. witch's pouch (noun)
  20. vocal sac (noun)
  21. Weber's corpuscle (noun)

1pouch

noun \ˈpau̇ch\

Definition of POUCH

1
: a small drawstring bag carried on the person
2
a : a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting goods; specifically : a lockable bag for first-class mail or diplomatic dispatches b chiefly Scottish : pocket c : packet
3
: an anatomical structure resembling a pouch
— pouched \ˈpau̇cht\ adjective
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Examples of POUCH

  1. He carried his money in a small leather pouch in his pocket.
  2. <we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat>

Origin of POUCH

Middle English pouche, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English pocca bag
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to POUCH

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with POUCH

couch, crouch, grouch, ouch, slouch, vouch

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