单词 | hip pocket button |
释义 | > as lemmaship pocket button C1. General attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to a hip pocket; that is or may be carried in or on the hip pocket’, as hip pocket flask, hip pocket wallet, hip pocket button, etc. ΚΠ 1881 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 28 Mar. $50 in cash to the winner, a field gun to the second, and a hip-pocket flask..to the third. 1939 N. I. Stone et al. Productivity of Labor in Cotton-garment Industry (U.S. Dept. Labor) v. 101 (table) Sewing fly and hip pocket buttons. 1955 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 8 Dec. 4 (advt.) Choose the best in billfolds... Folded it's a regular hip-pocket billfold. Flat, a slim breast-pocket secretary. 1972 Guardian 27 Oct. 12/1 A general election..is one option in Mr Heath's hip pocket list. 1994 Daily Plainsman (Huron, S. Dakota) 20 Mar. 25/6 Prolonged sitting..or pressure from a hip pocket wallet can lead to piriformis syndrome. 2010 J. Ahem Armed for Personal Def. xii. 183 It's merely a hip pocket holster. These are typically flat on one side, a molded holster on the other side. < as lemmas |
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