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For the Poker term, see Pocket (poker) . For the Military term, see Salients, Re-entrants And Pockets . A pocket is a small Bag , particularly a bag-like receptacle either fastened to or inserted in an article of Clothing . Cargo Pants have pockets with an extra large capacity. The word appears in Middle English as ''poket'', and is taken from a Norman diminutive of O. Fr. ''poke'', ''pouque'', mod. ''poche'', cf. pouch. The form "poke" is now only used dialectically, or in such proverbial sayings as "a pig in a poke," and possibly in the Poke-bonnet , the coal-scuttle bonnet fashionable during the first part of the 19th Century , and now worn by the female members of the Salvation Army . More probably the name of the bonnet is connected with ''poke'', to thrust forward, dig. The origin of this is obscure. Dutch has ''poken'', ''pook'', a Dagger ; Swedish has ''påk'', a stick. A fob pocket is a small pocket designed to hold an old style pocket watch in men's trousers and vests. In the plastic molding field, A pocket means a hollow structure, usually with side walls and a bottom. In Body Modification , a pocket is a pair of Piercing s in which the ends of the Jewelry are under the skin, and middle is exposed. Small “pockets” hold the jewelry in place. In billiards, a pocket refers to one of the six targets to which a player aims for. Historically, the term pocket referred to:
The term Pocket Park has come into use to describe a small area accessible to the general public that is often of primarily environmental, rather than recreational, importance. EXTERNAL LINKS
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