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- adjective Alternative spelling of
vest-pocket .
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Examples
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Burlingame goes in for lookin 'like a picture in a frame -- gold seals hangin' beyant his vestpocket, broad silk cord to his eye-glass, loose flowin 'tie, and long hair-makes him look pretentuous and showy.
You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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Burlingame goes in for lookin 'like a picture in a frame -- gold seals hangin' beyant his vestpocket, broad silk cord to his eye-glass, loose flowin 'tie, and long hair-makes him look pretentuous and showy.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Burlingame goes in for lookin 'like a picture in a frame -- gold seals hangin' beyant his vestpocket, broad silk cord to his eye-glass, loose flowin 'tie, and long hair-makes him look pretentuous and showy.
You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897
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Below you can read a short e-mail interview I conducted with Curry, building on comments he made after the screening, which launched the fall season of a documentary series at our vestpocket Philipstown Depot Theater in Garrison, N.Y.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW C. REVKIN 2011
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