Possible Clues:

• Writing might be true in old pouches
• Common PC device?
• Heck or darn, e.g.
• Milder term
• Partially take up hem I smartly darned, for example
• Replacement for a term of abuse?
• Mild substitute for taboo word
• Raised edge is going into space, putting it mildly
• Inoffensive term instead of an unpleasant one
• Inoffensive term used instead of an unpleasant one