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forepocket en · NOUN

Etymology

From fore- + pocket.

Meanings

1. A pocket located in the front; front pocket
   • Joseph Paul took a pipe from the forepocket of his overalls. The bowl was a .50 caliber cartridge shell, soldered to a metal stem. He shook a small amount of tobacco into it from a sack and tamped it with his little finger. 1939, Edwin Lanham, The Stricklands:
   • When he lowered the skiff they lay gaping on the boards under a sun that withered them visibly, Suttree gripped his forepockets, searching. 2010, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree:
   • This young woman had a long bare neck that reminded Amory of an artist's model, and her hands were thrust into the fore-pockets of a brown knitted coat. 2015, Oliver Onions, Gray youth:
   • His hands were thrust down into the forepockets of his trousers. `Ye're an awfu' man Jock.' 2010, John Muir, Growing Up In The West:

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