forepocket

noun

forepocket

noun

Etymology From fore- + pocket.

1

A pocket located in the front; front pocket

  • Joseph Paul took a pipe from the forepocket of his overalls. The bowl was a .50 caliber cartridge shell, soldered to a metal stem. He shook a small amount of tobacco into it from a sack and tamped it with his little finger.1939, Edwin Lanham, The Stricklands:
  • His hands were thrust down into the forepockets of his trousers. `Ye're an awfu' man Jock.'2010, John Muir, Growing Up In The West:
2 more examples
  • When he lowered the skiff they lay gaping on the boards under a sun that withered them visibly, Suttree gripped his forepockets, searching.2010, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree:
  • This young woman had a long bare neck that reminded Amory of an artist's model, and her hands were thrust into the fore-pockets of a brown knitted coat.2015, Oliver Onions, Gray youth:

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