Definitions for cutpurseˈkʌtˌpɜrs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cut•purseˈkʌtˌpɜrs(n.)
Archaic. a pickpocket.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of cutpurse:
1325–75
Princeton's WordNet
pickpocket, cutpurse, dip(noun)
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Wiktionary
cutpurse(Noun)
A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
Webster Dictionary
Cutpurse(noun)
one who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket
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