pockmanteau Sc.
Also poke-, poak-, pack-, -mantie, -manty, -manky.
Corruption of portmanteau, confused with pock, poke, bag.
| 1583 Leg. Bp. St. Androis 564 How y{supt} his packmantie was maed, I think it best for to declair. 1638 J. Row Red-Shankes Serm. (1828) B iv b, They were posting to Rome with a Poakmantie behind them, and what was in their Poakmantie, (trow ye?) 1723 W. Meston Poet. Wks., Knight 9 Bearing his luggage and his lumber,..In a pockmanteau or a wallet. 1815 Scott Guy M. xlv, It's been the gipsies that took yoar pockmanky when they fand the chaise stickin' in the snaw! 1893 Crockett Stickit Minister 69 A man canna gang aboot six year wi' a pokemantie withoot seein' somethin' o' baith sides o' life. |