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hindpocket

hindpocket noun: a pocket located in the rear; back pocket.

Noun

hindpocket (plural hindpockets)

  1. A pocket located in the rear; back pocket
    • “Whisht! whisht!” said Fogarty. “Mr. Fin is a real gentleman every inch of him, and sometimes touchy with strangers—carries a brace of pops, as he calls them, in his big coat hindpockets, ready loaded—can snuff a candle across his own lawn, […]1835, Fraser's Magazine, volume 11
    • At the same time he searches for his proof: in his hindpockets were contained articles of reviews and romances of M. Paul de Kock: […]1844, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review - Volume 164

Forms of hindpocket

pluralhindpockets
alternative formhind-pocket
alternative formhind pocket

Origin of hindpocket

From hind- + pocket.

Questions about hindpocket

What does hindpocket mean?
Hindpocket means a pocket located in the rear; back pocket.
What part of speech is hindpocket?
Hindpocket is a noun.
What is the plural of hindpocket?
The plural of hindpocket is hindpockets.

Words near hindpocket in the dictionary

  1. hindouists
  2. hindpart
  3. hindparts
  4. hindpaw
  5. hindpaws
  6. hindpocket
  7. hindpockets
  8. Hindpool
  9. hindquarter
  10. hindquarters
  11. hindrance

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