watch pocket
- noun
- Archaic
:
bolsillo para reloj
- It's easy to put into the small watch pocket in your jeans.
Examples
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In the watch pocket of an old pair of jeans.
Fiction book (1993) -
I folded the bill and put it in my watch pocket.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I took my money out of my watch pocket.
Fiction book (1997) -
I hit him so hard I knocked his nuts into his watch pocket.
Fiction book (1996) -
He fumbled in his watch pocket, drew out a capsule not much bigger than a grain of rice, revealed it to Kayes, checked to see that the sergeant was turned away, and then gulped it.
Fiction book (1991) -
He took a steel pocket watch out of his watch pocket and opened it.
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It's easy to put into the small watch pocket in your jeans.
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Then she meticulously folded the foil and tucked it into the watch pocket of her black 501s.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small bag sewn into clothing to hold small things
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2.4
A pocket on the chest of a jacket or coat for small items
3
4.2
A small pocket inside a vest for holding a watch or small items
The inside of a jacket where you keep small things
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'watch' (timepiece) + 'pocket' (small pouch in clothing); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a small pocket intended to hold a watch. This is a common, literal compound construction found across languages and follows standard noun + noun composition, so it is immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Watch pocket is a small pocket sewn into a vest to hold a watch. Imagine a tiny stitched pocket keeping a heavy 'pocket watch' safe on the chest, and that clear image explains why the term means 'a small pocket, especially in a vest, designed to hold a pocket watch'.