pocketing

English

Verb

pocketing

1. present participle and gerund of pocket

Noun

pocketing (plural pocketings)

1. The act of something being illicitly taken or purloined.
   • 1994, Edward Chalfant, Better in Darkness: A Biography of Henry Adams, page 408:

     By their count, the senator's illicit pocketings of money hugely exceeded Garfield's.

2. Material used for making pockets for clothing.
   • 2011, Creative Publishing International, Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket, page 27:

     Avoid stiff pocketings of 100 percent polyester. To reduce bulk, cut linings for patch pockets from lining fabric rather than self-fabric.

3. A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
   • 2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23:

     Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.