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forepocket

forepocket noun: a pocket located in the front; front pocket.

Noun

forepocket (plural forepockets)

  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.1939, Edwin Lanham, The Stricklands
    • His hands were thrust down into the forepockets of his trousers. `Ye're an awfu' man Jock.'2010, John Muir, Growing Up In The West

Forms of forepocket

pluralforepockets
alternative formfore-pocket

Origin of forepocket

From fore- + pocket.

Questions about forepocket

What does forepocket mean?
Forepocket means a pocket located in the front; front pocket.
What part of speech is forepocket?
Forepocket is a noun.
What is the plural of forepocket?
The plural of forepocket is forepockets.

Words near forepocket in the dictionary

  1. foreplay
  2. foreplayed
  3. foreplaying
  4. foreplays
  5. forepleasure
  6. forepocket
  7. forepockets
  8. forepoint
  9. forepointed
  10. forepointing
  11. forepoints

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