Definition of "vest-pocket" []

• Small enough to fit into a vest pocket: a vest-pocket book. (adjective)
• Very small; diminutive: a vest-pocket park. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "New York's urban gardens and vest-pocket parks are littered with the best intentions of architects who might previously have been on a winning streak."
• "They want to reclaim the radical social vision of evangelical Christianity and the absolute independence of the evangelical community from vest-pocket political party captivity."
• "He called them vest-pocket dogs and admired their lively spirit and work ethic."