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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishpouche,poche, borrowed fromOld Northern Frenchpouche, fromOld Frenchpoche,puche (whenceFrenchpoche; compare also theAnglo-Norman variantpoke), of Germanic origin: fromFrankish*poka(“pouch”) (compareMiddle Dutchpoke,Old Englishpohha, dialectalGermanPfoch).Doublet ofpoke; comparepocket.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pouch (pluralpouches)

  1. A smallbag usually closed with adrawstring.
  3. (zoology) An organicpocket in which amarsupial carries its young.
    Synonym:marsupium
  4. Anypocket orbag-shaped object, such as acheek pouch.
  5. (slang, dated, derogatory) A protuberant belly; apaunch.
  6. Acyst orsac containingfluid.
    • 1747, Samuel Sharp,A Treatise on the Operations of Surgery:
      […]form a largePouch or Cyst
  7. (botany) Asilicle, or short pod, as of theshepherd's purse.
  8. Abulkhead in thehold of avessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.

Derived terms

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Translations

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small bag
pocket in which a marsupial carries its young
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See also

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Verb

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pouch (third-person singular simple presentpouches,present participlepouching,simple past and past participlepouched)

  1. (transitive) Toenclose within a pouch.
    The beggarpouched the coin.
  2. (transitive) Totransport within a pouch, especially adiplomatic pouch.
    Wepouched the encryption device to our embassy in Beijing.
  3. (of fowls and fish) Toswallow.
    • 1713,William Derham,Physico-theology, or a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God‎[1]:
      And, to name no more, the common Heron hath its most remarkable Parts adapted to this Service; long Legs for wading; and a long Neck answerable thereto to reach Prey; a wide, extensive Throat topouch it; long Toes, with strong hooked Talons[…]
    • 1820, Thomas Frederick Salter,The Trollerʻs Guide: A New and Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Trolling Or Fishing for Jack and Pike‎[2]:
      […] but if they shake the line and move, after they have remained still three or four minutes, you may conclude the fish haspouched the bait and feels the hooks, then wind up your slack and strike, but not violently, and always mind to keep the point of your rod a little raised while you are playing and killing your fish[…]
  4. (obsolete, rare) Topout.
  5. (obsolete) Topocket; toput up with.

Translations

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to enclose in a pouch
to transport in a diplomatic pouch

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