pocketing

English

Verb

pocketing

  1. present participle and gerund of pocket

Noun

pocketing (plural pocketings)

  1. The act of something being illicitly taken or purloined.
    • 1994, Edward Chalfant, Better in Darkness: A Biography of Henry Adams, page 408:
      By their count, the senator's illicit pocketings of money hugely exceeded Garfield's.
  2. Material used for making pockets for clothing.
    • 2011, Creative Publishing International, Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket, page 27:
      Avoid stiff pocketings of 100 percent polyester. To reduce bulk, cut linings for patch pockets from lining fabric rather than self-fabric.
  3. A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
    • 2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23:
      Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.
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