pocket piece

noun

Something carried in the pocket for good luck, especially a coin.

First used 17th c.
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Meanings

nounpocket piece (plural pocket pieces)

plural pocket pieces

  1. Something carried in the pocket for good luck, especially a coin.First known use 17th c.

    Item, from Sir Lucius O'Trigger—three crovvns—tvvo gold pocket-pieces—and a ſilver ſnuff-box!

    1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 16
  2. slangbroadcastingA compact summary of national television ratings produced by Nielsen Media Research.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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