Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A meal-bag; a bag carried by beggars to hold the meal received in charity.
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Examples
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May the mouse ne'er leave our meal-pock wi 'the tear in its e'e.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874
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The same moment the incubus of Grizzle's meal-pock was lifted from his bosom.
Warlock o' Glenwarlock George MacDonald 1864
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Sairy be your meal-pock, and aye your nieve i 'the neuk o't.
The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop 1836
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Blame, gien there be ony, I hae my share o '; but praise, gien there be ony, she has't a'; for, that the warst michtna come to the warst, at the last she tuik the meal-pock, "said Aggie, and burst into tears as she said it," an 'gaed oot wi' 't. "
Warlock o' Glenwarlock George MacDonald 1864
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Benjie going from door to door with a meal-pock on his back. "
The Recreations of a Country Parson Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd 1862
qms commented on the word meal-pock
He's glad that you fill up his meal-pock
But spare him your flattering sweet talk.
He'll not be your friend
So don't condescend
To a pauper as proud as a peacock.
October 23, 2016