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pickpursenoun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pickpocket, Pickpursenoun
A thief who steals, by putting his hand privately into the pocket or purse.
Etymology: pick and pocket.
I think he is not a pickpurse nor a horsestealer. William Shakespeare.
It is reasonable, when Esquire South is losing his money to sharpers and pickpockets, I should lay out the fruits of my honest industry in a law suit. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.
Pickpockets and highwaymen observe strict justice among themselves. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
His fellow pickpurse, watching for a job,
Fancies his fingers in the cully’s fob. Jonathan Swift.A pickpurse at the bar or bench. Jonathan Swift.
If a court or country’s made a job,
Go drench a pickpocket, and join the mob. Alexander Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Pickpursenoun
one who steals purses, or money from purses
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pickpurse in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pickpurse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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