Emily Dickinson Lexicon

pocket (-s), n. [ME poket < Anglo-N pokete.] (webplay: put).

1. Pouch; small cloth bag attached to the inside of a garment for carrying things.
2. [Fig.] cheeks; storage place.
3. [Fig.] riches; wealth; fortune; abundance; bounty; property; treasure
4. [Fig.] possession; ownership; holding; keeping. 1772/excl. Let me not … beg, with Domains in my Pocket