| 单词 | to purge a purse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto purge a purse ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person ripeOE robc1225 ravishc1384 to-reave1393 to shake (a person) out ofc1412 to purge a person's purse1528 cashiera1616 to rob someone blind1897 1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. cxxviiiv Beleve that their prayers shall deliver thy soule from the paynes of that terreble and fearfull purgatory which they have fayned to purge thy purse with all. 1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard 65 Then must he prease in pleasures court, To be of Venus traine, Which soone will purge his foggie purse. 1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea in Wks. (1620) I. 493 [They] beguile the people and cozen them of their money, purging their purses and scouring their bags. 1661 M. Stevenson Twelve Moneths i. 4 Cards and Dice purge many a purse. 1705 C. Johnson tr. A. Cowley Fortune in her Wits iii. i. 29 We alone know the nearest, the readiest course By a clyster to purge the dropsical Purse. 1779 E. Clark Misc. Poems 263 'Twould purge my purse of its last lonely tenant, And leave it lifeless. < as lemmas |
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