pocket piece

pocket piece
(in a window frame) a removable part of a pulley stile permitting access to sash weights.
[1700-10]

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  • pocket piece — noun 1. : a coin or token kept in the pocket as a charm or good luck piece the Scout Good Turn pocket piece Boy Scout Handbook 2. : a movable part in a window frame pulley stile that gives access to the enclosed weight and sash cord * * * (in a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pocket-piece — pockˈet piece noun A coin carried to bring luck • • • Main Entry: ↑pocket …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Pocket gopher — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Pocket mutation chess — is a chess variant invented by Mike Nelson in 2003. [ [http://www.chessvariants.org/large.dir/pocketmutation.html Pocket mutation chess] by Mike Nelson] In this game a player can take a piece from the board and put it into a pocket . The piece in …   Wikipedia

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