pouch
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pouch
- /paʊt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -aʊtʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English pouche, poche, borrowed from Old Northern French pouche, from Old French poche, puche (whence French poche; compare also the Anglo-Norman variant poke), of Germanic origin: from Frankish *poka (“pouch”) (compare Middle Dutch poke, Old English pohha, dialectal German Pfoch). Doublet of poke; compare pocket.
noun pouches
- A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
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An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
Similar: marsupium
- Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
- A protuberant belly; a paunch.
- A cyst or sac containing fluid. […]form a large Pouch or Cyst
- A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse.
- A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.
verb pouches · pouching · pouched
- To enclose within a pouch. The beggar pouched the coin.
- To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch. We pouched the encryption device to our embassy in Beijing.
- To swallow. And, to name no more, the common Heron hath its most remarkable Parts adapted to this Service; long Legs for wading; and a long Neck answerable thereto to reach Prey; a wide, extensive Throat to pouch it; long Toes, with strong hooked Talons […]
- To pout. He pouched his mouth, and reared himself up and swelled; but answered me not.
- To pocket; to put up with. And for the value of the gowden piece , it shall never be said I pouched her siller
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pocket, sack, bulge, protrude, sac, handbag, purse, bag, knapsack, pack, backpack, valise, cover, briefcase, suitcase, luggage
Translations
Every language
noun small bag
| Español | bolsa, saquito, valija, petaca, cartapacio, bolsita |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 袋 fukuro |
| 中文 | 囊 náng, 袋 dài |
| हिन्दी | थैली thailī, थैला thailā |
| Português | bolsa, malote |
| Français | sachet, petit sac, blague à tabac, étui à munitions, giberne, sac postal |
| Deutsch | Beutel |
| Italiano | sacchetto |
| Ελληνικά | σακούλα sakoúla |
| Română | punguță, săculeț, trăistuță |
| Русский | су́мка súmka, мешо́чек mešóček, мешо́к mešók |
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title = {pouch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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