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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
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British Dictionary definitions for pouch

pouch
/ (paʊtʃ) /

noun
verb

Derived forms of pouch

pouchy, adjective

Word Origin for pouch

C14: from Old Norman French pouche, from Old French poche bag; see poke ²
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