Forepocket

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pocket located in the front; front pocket

    "Joseph Paul took a pipe from the forepocket of his overalls. The bowl was a .50 caliber cartridge shell, soldered to a metal stem. He shook a small amount of tobacco into it from a sack and tamped it with his little finger."

Example

More examples

"Joseph Paul took a pipe from the forepocket of his overalls. The bowl was a .50 caliber cartridge shell, soldered to a metal stem. He shook a small amount of tobacco into it from a sack and tamped it with his little finger."

Etymology

From fore- + pocket.

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