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Word: Pouch
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Northern French pouche, variant of Old French poche ‘bag’. Compare with poke
paʊtʃ
a small flexible bag, typically carried in a pocket or attached to a belt
Short Definition:small flexible container
Examples:- a tobacco pouch
- webbing with pouches for stun grenades
a pocket-like abdominal receptacle in which marsupials carry their young during lactation.
Short Definition:abdominal receptacle in which marsupials carry lactating young
a baggy area of skin underneath a person's eyes
Short Definition:baggy area of skin underneath person's eyes
Examples:- he had deep pouches under his dark eyes
Word: Pouch
Speech Type: Verb
paʊtʃ
put into a pouch
Short Definition:put in pouch
Examples:- he stopped, pouched his tickets, and plodded on
make (part of a garment) hang like a pouch
Short Definition:make or form into pouch
Examples:- the muslin is lightly pouched over the belt
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