Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pocketbook"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pocketbook \Pock"et*book`\, n.
A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the
pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pocketbook
n 1: a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn:
{wallet}, {billfold}, {notecase}]
2: pocket sized paperback book [syn: {pocket edition}]
3: a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or
accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her
bag and found a comb" [syn: {bag}, {handbag}, {purse}]
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