網頁pocketbook | Etymology, origin and meaning of pocketbook by etymonline pocketbook (n.) also pocket-book, 1610s, originally a small book meant to be carried in one's pocket, from pocket (n.) + book (n.). Meaning "a flexible booklike leather folder for papers, bills, …

網頁English word pocketbook comes from English pocket, English book Etymologeek Limit search to words in English pocketbooketymology Home English Pocketbook English …

網頁1 of 2 noun pock· et· book ˈpä-kət-ˌbu̇k 1 often pocket book : a small especially paperback book that can be carried in the pocket 2 : a flat typically leather folding case for money or …

網頁noun handbag (def. 1). a person's financial resources or means: The price was out of reach of his pocketbook. Also pock·et book . a book, usually paperback, that is small enough …

網頁The word "pocketbook" was first used in 1617 and was originally a "book-like case for papers, etc." The meaning of "a woman's purse" dates back to 1816. Here is an …

網頁2015/1/7 · Both “pocket” and “pouch” can be traced to the Old French “poche” (“bag”), which also gave us “poke,” a large sack. (This “poke” is best known from the admonition “Don’t …

網頁Origin of pocketbook First appearance: before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words First recorded in 1610-20; pocket + book Historical Comparancy Parts of speech for …

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網頁2010/6/28 · The pocket, or handbag, or purse or pouch goes back a long way, thousands of years. But for this scant view of the history of the pocketbook the action begins in the 14th …