POUCH

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English pocca bag Date: 14th century a small drawstring bag carried on the person, 2. a bag of small or moderate size for storing or transporting goods, pocket , packet , an anatomical structure resembling a ~, ~ed adjective II. verb Date: circa 1566 transitive verb to put or form into or as if into a ~, to transmit by ~, intransitive verb to bulge or stick out or down in a manner suggesting a ~ , to transmit mail or dispatches by ~