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pouch
[ pouch ]
/ paʊtʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to form a pouch or a cavity resembling a pouch.
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Origin of pouch
1350–1400; Middle English pouche<Anglo-French, variant of Old French poche; also poke, poque bag. See poke2
Words nearby pouch
pottymouth, potus, pot-valiant, potwalloper, Potyomkin, pouch, pouched, pouched rat, pouchy, poudrette, poudreuse
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British Dictionary definitions for pouch
pouch
/ (paʊtʃ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of pouch
pouchy, adjectiveWord Origin for pouch
C14: from Old Norman French pouche, from Old French poche bag; see poke ²
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