ETYM Old Eng. poket, Prov. French and Old Fren. poquette, French pochette, dim. from poque, pouque, French poche; probably of Teutonic origin. Related to Poke a pocket, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and Pouch.
1. A small pouch in a garment for carrying small articles.
2. A supply of money.

A picket inside of a man's coat.

A flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches; 15-16th century.
Fabric bag covering the male genitals, worn over men's breeches during the 15th and 16th centuries as a part of everyday dress.

A small pocket in a man's vest.

A small pocket in a man's vest.

ETYM Latin, a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. French alvéole. Related to Alveary.
One of the many thousands of tiny air sacs in the lungs in which exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place between air and the bloodstream.
(Irregular plural: alveoli).
A tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways; SYN. air sac, air cell.
(pl. -li) Anatomy, small cavity; tooth socket; aircell, etc.; Phonetics, upper front tooth ridge.

ETYM Old Fren. alouance.
1. An amount allowed or granted (as during a given period):.
2. A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses.
3. An amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; SYN. adjustment.
4. A permissible difference; SYN. leeway, margin, tolerance.
5. The act of allowing.

Cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses; SYN. pin money, spending money.
Money for small personal expenses

The angle and direction in which a bed of rock is inclined to the horizontal. Rocks that are dipping have usually been affected by folding.
1. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
2. A brief swim in water; SYN. plunge.
3. A brief immersion.
4. (Physics) The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon; SYN. angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination.
5. Tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped.

ETYM Cf. w. bwng orfice, bunghole, Irish buinne tap, spout, OGael. buine.
Plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask; SYN. spile.
The stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask; also; bunghole.
The cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal.

ETYM French cannon, from Latin canna reed, pipe, tube. Related to Cane.
(Homonym: canon).
1. A large piece of artillery, usually mounted on wheels.
2. Heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane.
3. (Medieval) A cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
4. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; SYN. shank.

PICKPOCKET

(Homonym: phial).
1. A container for keeping papers in order; SYN. file cabinet, filing cabinet.
2. A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other; SYN. single file, Indian file.
3. A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together; SYN. data file.
4. A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal.

A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places; SYN. cutpurse, dip.

ETYM Cf. Prov. German fuppe pocket.
1. A pocket in a man's vest to hold a pocket watch; SYN. watch pocket.
2. An adornment that hangs from a watch chain.
3. Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest; SYN. watch chain, watch guard.

Indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it.