pocket-piecen.

Brit.

/ˈpɒkɪtpiːs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑkətˌpis/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pocket n., piece n.

Etymology: < pocket n. + piece n.

1. An object, esp. a coin, which is carried in the pocket as a good-luck charm.In quot. 1695 used figuratively of a book.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > lucky coin

pocket-piece1695

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > for luck > specific

nicetery1652

horseshoe1665

rabbit's foot1680

pocket-piece1695

luck penny1703

luck money1820

caul1826

windbag1870

wind-knot1870

billiken1914

four-leaf clover1927

paho1979

1695 E. Ward Female Policy Detected Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v A small Pocket-piece, which shall serve as Armour to defend you from the Darts thrown from Wanton and Designing Women.

1706 London Gaz. No. 4209/4 Lost..,a Silver Snuff-box,..with some other Silver Things, Pocket-Pieces, and Money.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 9 He soon knew the Piece to be his Wife's,..being the same he had some time ago given her for a Pocket-piece.

c1771 S. Foote Maid of Bath ii. i. 40 Here's..a Porto Bello pocket-piece of Admirable Vernon on one side, and six men of war only, on full sail, on t'other.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xliv. 487 He got two doubtful shillin's and sixpenn'orth o' pocket-pieces for a good half-crown.

1896 J. K. Bangs House-boat on Styx i. 7 He dropped three oboli and an American dime, which he carried as a pocket-piece, overboard.

1918 E. M. Roberts Flying Fighter 328 Each man had his own little fetish. It was known as the pocket-piece or mascot. In some cases it might be a dice or a playing-card.

1970 I. Petite Meander to Alaska i. viii. 78 The way he handled the wood reminded me of how men in China keep a ‘pocket piece’ of smooth jade, in order to hold and hand-polish it.

1992 Harper's Mag. Nov. 67/1 Also his transistor radio and his pocket piece of purple fluorite.

2. The socket or cavity on each side of a sash frame in which the weights run. See pocket n. 5e.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > window-frame > parts of

snacket1611

window post1658

box frame1693

pocket1881

runway1898

pocket-piece1901

shutter-rebate1901

1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser.: Home Handicrafts 48 We now work along the ‘pulley-stile’ for a transverse cut, which marks the extremity of the ‘pocket-piece’, or receptacle for the weights.

1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) iii. 211/3 To gain access to the weights, take out the pocket pieces which were trapped by the parting bead and lift the weights out through the openings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pocket-piece
释义	pocket-piecen. Brit. /ˈpɒkɪtpiːs/, U.S. /ˈpɑkətˌpis/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pocket n., piece n. Etymology: < pocket n. + piece n. 1. An object, esp. a coin, which is carried in the pocket as a good-luck charm.In quot. 1695 used figuratively of a book. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > lucky coin pocket-piece1695 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > for luck > specific nicetery1652 horseshoe1665 rabbit's foot1680 pocket-piece1695 luck penny1703 luck money1820 caul1826 windbag1870 wind-knot1870 billiken1914 four-leaf clover1927 paho1979 1695 E. Ward Female Policy Detected Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v A small Pocket-piece, which shall serve as Armour to defend you from the Darts thrown from Wanton and Designing Women. 1706 London Gaz. No. 4209/4 Lost..,a Silver Snuff-box,..with some other Silver Things, Pocket-Pieces, and Money. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 9 He soon knew the Piece to be his Wife's,..being the same he had some time ago given her for a Pocket-piece. c1771 S. Foote Maid of Bath ii. i. 40 Here's..a Porto Bello pocket-piece of Admirable Vernon on one side, and six men of war only, on full sail, on t'other. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xliv. 487 He got two doubtful shillin's and sixpenn'orth o' pocket-pieces for a good half-crown. 1896 J. K. Bangs House-boat on Styx i. 7 He dropped three oboli and an American dime, which he carried as a pocket-piece, overboard. 1918 E. M. Roberts Flying Fighter 328 Each man had his own little fetish. It was known as the pocket-piece or mascot. In some cases it might be a dice or a playing-card. 1970 I. Petite Meander to Alaska i. viii. 78 The way he handled the wood reminded me of how men in China keep a ‘pocket piece’ of smooth jade, in order to hold and hand-polish it. 1992 Harper's Mag. Nov. 67/1 Also his transistor radio and his pocket piece of purple fluorite. 2. The socket or cavity on each side of a sash frame in which the weights run. See pocket n. 5e. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > window-frame > parts of snacket1611 window post1658 box frame1693 pocket1881 runway1898 pocket-piece1901 shutter-rebate1901 1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser.: Home Handicrafts 48 We now work along the ‘pulley-stile’ for a transverse cut, which marks the extremity of the ‘pocket-piece’, or receptacle for the weights. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) iii. 211/3 To gain access to the weights, take out the pocket pieces which were trapped by the parting bead and lift the weights out through the openings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1695
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