watch pocket
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watch pocket — n. a small pocket, usually in a vest or trousers, for carrying a watch … English World dictionary
watch pocket — noun a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch • Syn: ↑fob • Hypernyms: ↑vest pocket * * * noun : fob III 1 * * * a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Cf. fob1 ( … Useful english dictionary
watch pocket — Fob Fob (f[o^]b), n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.] 1. A little pocket for a watch; callled also a {watch pocket}. [1913 Webster] 2. a short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch, usually worn hanging out of the watch pocket, and used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watch pocket — watch′ pock et n. clo a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc Compare fob I, 1) … From formal English to slang
watch pocket — noun A small pocket in the waistband of mens trousers or other garment for carrying a pocket watch … Wiktionary
watch pocket — n. fob, small pocket in a vest or pants to hold a pocket watch … English contemporary dictionary
watch pocket — noun Date: 1831 a small pocket just below the front waistband of men s trousers … New Collegiate Dictionary
watch-pocket — n. Fob … New dictionary of synonyms
watch — [n1] clock worn on body analog watch, chronometer, digital watch, pocket watch, stopwatch, ticker*, timepiece, timer, wristwatch; concept 463 watch [n2] lookout alertness, attention, awareness, duty, eagle eye*, eye*, gander, guard, hawk, heed,… … New thesaurus
Pocket watch — This article is about the portable timepiece. For the Dave Grohl album, see Pocketwatch (album). A gold pocket watch with hunter case and watch chain … Wikipedia
