[Sca-cooks] pocketbooks

[AF Murphy]

And the phrase referring to something being hard on the pocketbook isn't
just feminine. I think I've seen it in older sources, too, but don't
remember where.

And there was a line of paperbacks called PocketBooks. Don't remember
the publisher.  They were pretty small, and I think they were quite
cheap... my parents had some, but I had to toss most of them, as the
paper was crumbling.

Now, as for the pocket... I remember when I was a kid, reading Jane Eyre
or some such. Our Heroine calmly mentioned that she put her purse in her
pocket. Since I was picturing my mom's 1970 pseudo-Chanel handbag, and
the pocket in my miniskirt, I knew I was missing something... So much
for assuming you know what a word means!

AEllin

Ron Carnegie wrote:
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>     I do not know when the term began to be used, but it is in common use the the later half of the 18th century.  The item that goes by that term in that period is a male's item.  It does contain money, but it often carries a good deal more with writing implements and small journals being common.  I assume that it is called pocket book however, because it closes like a book, though many are trifold.  All the originals that I have seen have larger than most modern men's wallets.
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>    As far as to fitting into pockets, well that depends upon the pocket doesn't it.  Many of the historical pockets that I am familiar with (including the pre 17th century ones) are far larger than the useless pockets often found on modern clothing.
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