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pocketings

pocketings is the plural of pocketing.

Meaning of pocketing

Noun

pocketing (plural pocketings)

  1. The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined).
    • By their count, the senator's illicit pocketings of money hugely exceeded Garfield's.1994, Edward Chalfant, Better in Darkness: A Biography of Henry Adams, page 408
  2. Material used for making pockets for clothing.
    • Avoid stiff pocketings of 100 percent polyester. To reduce bulk, cut linings for patch pockets from lining fabric rather than self-fabric.2011, Creative Publishing International, Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket, page 27
  3. A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
    • Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23

Questions about pocketings

What is pocketings the plural of?
Pocketings is the plural of pocketing.

Words near pocketings in the dictionary

  1. pockethandkerchief
  2. pockethandkerchiefs
  3. pockethandkerchieves
  4. pocketing
  5. pocketing up
  6. pocketings
  7. pocketknife
  8. pocketknives
  9. pocketless
  10. pocketlight
  11. pocketlights

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