pocket edition
AmericanEtymology
Origin of pocket edition
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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In a memory box that Mr. Ailes created for Zachary to open after he died, the father left his child a pocket edition of the U.S.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2017
Days after Mr. Khan brandished his pocket edition of the U.S.
From Time • Aug. 2, 2016
Then, to cheers, he pulled out a pocket edition of it.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2016
He also carried a pocket edition of the Constitution at all times.
From Slate
Cintra, therefore, looked to my eyes like a pocket edition or model of what I had been accustomed to for nearly three years.
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
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