wal|let

wal|let
wal|let «WOL iht, WL-», noun.
1. a small, flat leather case for carrying paper money, cards, etc., in one's pocket; folding pocketbook; billfold.
2. a bag for carrying food and small articles for personal use when on a journey.
3. Obsolete. something (in or on an animal's body) that hangs out and down; protuberant and pendulous growth.
[Middle English walet pilgrim's scrip, knapsack; origin uncertain]

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