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Thread #83945   Message #1546588
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
21-Aug-05 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: Matty Groves pocket knife query
Subject: RE: Matty Groves pocket knife query
Pockets quite often referred to the cloth pouch worn suspended from a belt, under a tunic, or in the case of ladies, under a skirt or petticoat (Lucy Locket lost her pocket). They didn't actually become part of the trouser until the end of the 18th Century.

A pocket knife could possibly be construed as meaning a small, personal knife for food purposes, that could be carried in a pouch or 'pocket'.

LTS