A person who steals purses or from purses; = cutpurse, n.; (sometimes more generally) a thief. Chiefly archaic in later use.
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] (66) pickpursec1385 A person who steals purses or from purses; = cutpurse, n.; (sometimes more generally) a thief. Chiefly archaic in later use. pursepick?a1513 = purse-picker, n. purse-picker1549 A thief who picks purses; = pickpurse, n. 1. nipper1585 slang. Originally: a stealer of purses, etc. (see nip, v.1 7b). Later (more generally): a thief; (also) a swindler. Obsolete. nip1591 slang. A pickpocket; a cutpurse. Obsolete. purser1640 A person who steals or cuts purses; a cutpurse, a pickpocket. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— pickpocket (53) — stealer of pocket handkerchiefs (2) — cut-purse (5) |
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