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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
I guess 'billfold' must be a US term as it would not be generally understood in the UK but that sounds like what I'm talking about, yes.
Pocketbook is a really confusing name. It's neither a book nor will it fit in a pocket!  |
"Pocketbook" used to be used in the UK as a substitute for "wallet"; in Dorothy L. Sayers' "Lord Peter Wimsey" stories, for example, Lord Peter is often said to be putting things into his pocketbook for safekeeping. They were written in the 20s and 30s.