Definitions
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- noun A small extra pocket (above the main pocket) on the right hand side of a waistcoat to house a pocket watch.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think "knock your pecker into your watchpocket" about sums up a 3 1/2 turkey load in a pump gun .....
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I think "knock your pecker into your watchpocket" about sums up a 3 1/2 turkey load in a pump gun .....
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Other hand a sixfooter with a wifey up to his watchpocket.
Ulysses 2003
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One was offered by the fob which hung outside the watchpocket of his trousers.
Alcatraz Max Brand 1918
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However, such as they are you can put them in your watchpocket.
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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However, such as they are you can put them in your watchpocket.
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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However, such as they are you can put them in your watchpocket.
His Last Bow Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1917
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Other hand a sixfooter with a wifey up to his watchpocket.
Ulysses James Joyce 1911
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