Pocket is often used adjectively, or in the formation of compound words
usually of obvious signification; as, pocket comb, pocket compass,
pocket edition, pocket handkerchief, pocket money, pocket picking, or
pocket-picking, etc.
Out of pocket. See under Out, prep. -- Pocket borough, a borough
"owned" by some person. See under Borough. [Eng.] -- Pocket gopher
(Zoˆl.), any one of several species of American rodents of the genera
Geomys, and Thomomys, family GeomydÊ. They have large external cheek
pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit North America,
from the Mississippi Valley west to the Pacific. Called also pouched
gopher. -- Pocket mouse (Zoˆl.), any species of American mice of the
family SaccomyidÊ. They have external cheek pouches. Some of them are
adapted for leaping (genus Dipadomys), and are called kangaroo mice.
They are native of the Southwestern United States, Mexico, etc. --
Pocket piece, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not spent. --
Pocket pistol, a pistol to be carried in the pocket. -- Pocket sheriff
(Eng. Law), a sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the crown,
without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer. Burrill.
Pock"et (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pocketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pocketing.]
1. To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change.
He would pocket the expense of the license.
Sterne.