pautʃ n. & v. --n. 1 a
small bag or detachable
outside pocket. 2 a
baggy area of
skin underneath the eyes etc. 3 a a pocket-like
receptacle in
which marsupials
carry their young during lactation. b
any of
several similar structures in
various animals, e.g. in the cheeks of rodents. 4 a soldier's
leather ammunition bag. 5 a lockable bag
for mail or dispatches. 6
Bot. a baglike
cavity,
esp. the seed-vessel, in a
plant. --v.tr. 1 put or
make into a pouch. 2
take possession of; pocket. 3 make (part of a
dress etc.)
hang like a pouch. øøpouched adj. pouchy adj. [ME f. ONF pouche:
cf. POKE(2)]