fogle

Etymology
Unclear. German has been suggested, the connection being, a fabric from which such handkerchiefs were made. Hotten (see References) suggests a connection with the Italian slang or French argot.

Noun

 * 1)  A pocket handkerchief.
 * 2) * 1830,, , 2009, Gutenberg eBook #7735,
 * One, gentlemen, I myself expelled from our corps for ungentlemanlike practices; he picked pockets of fogles, (handkerchiefs)--it was a vulgar employment.