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pouchy Definition


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pouch
noun pouches
    1. chiefly old use
      A purse or small bag.
      Example: a tobacco pouch
      Thesaurus: sack, sac, bag, purse, pocket, container, receptacle, wallet, bum bag (slang), fanny pack (US slang).
    2. In marsupials such as the kangaroo: a pocket of skin on the belly, in which the young are carried until they are weaned.
    3. A fleshy fold in the cheek of hamsters and other rodents, for storing undigested food.
    4. A small lockable mailbag.
verb pouched, pouching
    1. To form, or form into, a pouch.
    2. colloq
      To take possession of something.
Derivative: pouched
adj
    Derivative: pouchy
    adj
      Etymology: 14c: from Old French poche pocket.



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