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DictionarypouchSmall bag or pocket
noun / verb

pouch

POWCH/paʊtʃ/

A small flexible bag or pocket that can hold something.

The partly open leather pouch contains a few coins.

Small soft leather drawstring pouch partly open with coins inside, no writing.
Etymology
pouchOld North Frenchbag, purse

Pouche meant a bag or purse. In English, pouch first named a bag carried on the person, especially for money—a portable container that explains its present use for a small bag or pocket.

In context

Boring History For Sleep HQ26:10
He carefully funnels the mixture into a small pouch for you. This is the first step of your cure.
The Surprisingly Simple Remedies of a Colonial American Apothecary | Boring History for Sleep

More examples

  • The backpack has a zippered pouch for small items.
  • These reusable pouches keep snacks separate in my lunch bag.
  • The baby kangaroo rides in its mother's pouch.

Forms

pouch · pouches · pouched · pouching

Similar words

bag
A broader term for containers of many sizes and materials.
pocket
Usually built into clothing or another item rather than separate.
sac
Usually a biological structure holding fluid or other material.