vest-pocket

[vest-pok-it]

vest-pock·et

[vest-pok-it]
adjective
1.
designed to be carried in the pocket of the vest, in a purse, or in a similarly small space; miniature: a vest-pocket dictionary.
2.
very small: a vest-pocket version of Versailles.

Origin:
1910–15
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Vest-pocket is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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vest-pocket
 
n
chiefly (US) (modifier) small enough to fit into a waistcoat pocket

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