Definition of "watch-pocket" [watch-pocket]

• A small pocket in a garment for carrying a watch on the per son; also, a pocket, bag, etc.. in or on the head-curtain of a bed for holding the watch at night. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He is not content with his trousers unless they have a watch-pocket."
• "And all these foolish pilgrims would each bring his own misery along with him, in a watch-pocket!"
• ""Return ticket from Mackleton, in the north of England," said Holmes, drawing it from the watch-pocket."