pouch
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- Rhymes: -aʊtʃ
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From Old Norman pouche, borrowed from Old French poche, from Old Low Franconian *poka 'pouch' (cf. Middle Dutch poke, Old English pocca, German dial. Pfoch).
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pouch (plural pouches)
- A small bag usually closed with a drawstring
- A pocket in which a marsupial carries its young
- Any pocket or bag shaped object; as, a cheek pouch
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small bag
pocket in which a marsupial carries its young
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[edit] Verb
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to pouch (third-person singular simple present pouches, present participle pouching, simple past and past participle pouched)
- (transitive) To enclose within a pouch.
- (transitive) To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch.
- We pouched the encryption device to our embassy in Beijing.
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to transport in a diplomatic pouch
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