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English word pocket comes from Proto-Germanic *puk-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, and later Proto-Germanic *pukô (Bag; pouch.)
*puk- (Proto-Germanic)
*bʰew- (Proto-Indo-European)
*pukô (Proto-Germanic)
Bag; pouch.
poki (Old Norse)
*poko (Frankish)
*poka (Frankish)
Pouch.
poke (Old French)
Sack.
*poca (Vulgar Latin)
poquete (Old French)
poque (Old Northern French)
poquet (Old Northern French)
poke (Anglo-Norman)
poket (Anglo-Norman)
pocket (Middle English)
pocket (English)
(Texas hold'em, _, poker) Referring to the two initial hole cards.. Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.. Smaller or more compact than usual. (slang) To shoplift, to steal.. (slang) To take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own.. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.. (transitive, [...]