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vestpocket

vestpocket is the alternative spelling of vest-pocket.

Meaning of vest-pocket

Adjective

vest-pocket (not comparable)

  1. Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container.
    • She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.
  2. (broadly) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected.
    • Levi's apartment was a vest-pocket Graceland; every inch of wall and shelf space was covered by Elvis memorabilia.

Questions about vestpocket

What is vestpocket the alternative spelling of?
Vestpocket is the alternative spelling of vest-pocket.

Words near vestpocket in the dictionary

  1. vestock
  2. vestocks
  3. vestoid
  4. vestoids
  5. Vestorian blue
  6. vestpocket
  7. vestra culpa
  8. vestra culpas
  9. vestral
  10. vestries
  11. vestry

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