Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete form of poach.
  • noun A Middle English form of poke, pouch.

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Examples

  • And, with first class tickets en poche , a cozy apartment in Paris to return to and a Pulitzer Prize-winning husband to bounce ideas off at the end of each day, Ina Caro can be forgiven for following suit.

    Sentimental Journeys Tobias Grey 2011

  • “A buon intenditor poche parole, as the Italians say,” he continued.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • Hungry for the same harmony here at home, I began to fill my pockets with the cones until Christiane offered the empty poche* of her backpack.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • “A buon intenditor poche parole, as the Italians say,” he continued.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • Hungry for the same harmony here at home, I began to fill my pockets with the cones until Christiane offered the empty poche* of her backpack.

    grimpette - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Many of his best films are concerned with youth, from Les Mistons (The Brats) (1957), with its gang of kids persecuting and adoring an older girl in the neighbourhood, to the charm and sympathetic comedy of the schoolchildren in L'Argent de poche (Small Change) (1976).

    Truffaut: growing backwards into childhood 2011

  • Italiano · Il disastro del volo AF 447: dolore e sensazionalismo, poche informazioni e possibili cause

    Global Voices in English » Air Bus AF 447: Sorrow, lack of information and sensationalism 2009

  • A buon intenditor poche parole. gribouillé par outre mesure le étiquettes: ma petite moi-même, musique, photo piquée ronrons:

    Luna di città di novembre 2009

  • Hungry for the same harmony here at home, I began to fill my pockets with the cones until Christiane offered the empty poche* of her backpack.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • And, with first class tickets en poche , a cozy apartment in Paris to return to and a Pulitzer Prize-winning husband to bounce ideas off at the end of each day, Ina Caro can be forgiven for following suit.

    Sentimental Journeys Tobias Grey 2011

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