Mocket

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An archaic or dialect word for a small pouch or pocket used to carry something on the person
2. A little bag or pocket of the kind once sewn into clothing to hold small personal belongings
3. Refers to a small archaic receptacle, a pouch or pocket worn about the body for carrying items

Etymology: "Mocket" is a dialect and archaic English word for a small pocket, and its history is plain: it is a diminutive formed by adding the suffix "-et" to "mock," itself a variant of "pock" or "pouch." The "-et" ending, borrowed from French and attached to English nouns from the late Middle Ages onward, marks something small, as in "pocket" itself or "locket" and "packet." The word's documented use is limited, mostly appearing in regional English and in older glossaries of dialect terms, so its exact first date is uncertain. The base "mock" or "mocke" is recorded in English with the sense of a small bag or pouch, and it is a relative of the same Germanic root that gave us "pocket" through a different path. The overlap is a reminder that "pocket" and "mocket" are close cousins that took slightly different routes, with "pocket" winning out in standard English.