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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wallet \Wal"let\, n. [OE. walet, probably the same word as OE.
watel a bag. See {Wattle}.]
1. A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for
carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a
beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack.
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[His hood] was trussed up in his walet. --Chaucer.
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2. A pocketbook for keeping money about the person.
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3. Anything protuberant and swagging. "Wallets of flesh."
--Shak.
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