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wal⋅let

[wol-it, waw-lit]
–noun
1. a flat, folding pocketbook, esp. one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
2. Chiefly British. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet articles, etc., during a journey; knapsack or rucksack.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME walet < ?
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wal·let   (wŏl'ĭt)   
n.  A flat pocket-sized folding case, usually made of leather, for holding paper money, cards, or photographs; a billfold.

[Middle English walet, knapsack, possibly from Old North French *walet, roll, knapsack; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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wallet

  1. n.
    a college student's parents and financial source. : My wallet won't send me another penny this semester.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

wallet 
c.1386, "bag, knapsack," of uncertain origin, probably from O.Fr., perhaps from P.Gmc. *wal- "roll." Meaning "flat case for carrying paper money" is first recorded 1834, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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