watch pocket

noun
a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 ( def 1 ).

Origin:
1830–40

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Main Entry:  watch pocket
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See fob pocket
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Watch pocket is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
They were typically worn on the flap of the khaki shirt pocket or on the watch pocket of their denim jeans.
Officers searched the appellant at the scene and also discovered methamphetamine in the watch pocket of his jeans.
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