pocket piece

English

Noun

pocket piece (plural pocket pieces)

1. Something carried in the pocket for good luck, especially a coin. [from 17th c.]
   • 1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 16:

     Item, from Sir Lucius O'Trigger—three crovvns—tvvo gold pocket-pieces—and a ſilver ſnuff-box!

2. (broadcasting, slang) A compact summary of national television ratings produced by Nielsen Media Research.