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, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals, I.2:
      Item, from Sir Lucius O'Trigger, three crowns, two gold pocket-pieces, and a silver snuff-box!
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