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slash pocket

American  

noun

  1. a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.

slash pocket British  

noun

  1. a pocket in which the opening is a slit in the seam of a garment

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Etymology

Origin of slash pocket

First recorded in 1790–1800

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