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   pouch

   /paʊtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a small flexible bag, typically carried in a pocket or attached to a belt: "a tobacco pouch" Similar bagpursewalletsacksacpocketcontainerreceptaclepokesporranhistorical:reticule
   • ▪ a lockable bag for mail or dispatches.
   • 2. a pocket-like abdominal receptacle in which marsupials carry their young during lactation. Similar technical:marsupium
   • ▪ any of a number of pocket-like animal structures, such as those in the cheeks of rodents.
   • 3. a baggy area of skin underneath a person's eyes: "he had deep pouches under his dark eyes"

   verb

   • 1. put into a pouch: "he stopped, pouched his tickets, and plodded on"
   • ▪ succeed in securing: informal "he pouched his fifth first prize by beating Higginson in the final"
   • ▪ catch (the ball): "Hick pouched his fourth catch with ease"
   • 2. make (part of a garment) hang like a pouch: "the muslin is lightly pouched over the belt"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old Northern French pouche, variant of Old French poche ‘bag’. Compare with poke2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pouched adjective
   • 2. pouchy adjective

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