pocket piece
English
Noun
pocket piece (plural pocket pieces)
- Something carried in the pocket for good luck, especially a coin. [from 17th c.]
- 1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 16:
- Item, from Sir Lucius O'Trigger—three crovvns—tvvo gold pocket-pieces—and a ſilver ſnuff-box!
- (broadcasting, slang) A compact summary of national television ratings produced by Nielsen Media Research.