The term, pocketbook, was so ubiquitous it came to have a broader meaning, mostly associated with the carrying of money in general, be it in a purse or in a pocket (as in, within a man's wallet).

Jan 7, 2016 · Is pocketbook a common term for wallet in AmEng vernacular, or is it primarily recognized as another word for "purse/handbag"? If indeed a relatively commonly used word …

"Pocketbook" in this case is used to mean a budget. Although "pocketbook" is usually used to refer to a wallet (especially a woman's purse), in this case, it's being used figuratively: 2. …

Mar 1, 2016 · What is the common expression for having a rich person's taste and poor person's budget?

May 8, 2011 · 5 In A. E. Housman's With rue my heart is laden: WITH rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had, For many a rose-lipt maiden And many a lightfoot lad. he refers to laden …

It means something is paid from personal funds. Somehow "out of pocket" has become a new business catchphrase meaning "unreachable, out of communication", "unavailable", which is …

Jul 19, 2023 · I bought a 'Pocket Book of Poetry' at Barnes & Noble in the Southern US; it's not a problem. I always said "pocketbook" to mean purse (some still do, esp. older people in rural …

Stage diving is the practice of jumping from the stage, usually in a rock concert, to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd. From: houseplanet.dj According to Wikipedia this practice was ...

Apr 19, 2019 · And we are careful gleaners. In spite of that our pocketbook Goes weekly to the cleaners. Some new and patent food we need, A substance cheap and lasting, Or else I very …

I have received a lot of pleasure from this work and have profited immensely, but yet my pocketbook is empty. So I will soon go out of the Indian world and back into the white man's …