Forepocket
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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