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      pocketing
      noun
      an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
      (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
      a small isolated group of people
      a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
      a hollow concave shape made by removing something
      (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
      a supply of money
      an enclosed space
      a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
      verb
      take unlawfully
      put in one's pocket
      Roots
      pochepocket- · French · pocket, pouch
      Words related to pocketing
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