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Webster 1913 Edition
Cutpurse
Cut′purseˊ
(kŭt′pûrsˊ)
, 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
To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a
cutpurse
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Cutpurse
CUTPURSE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cutpurse
cutpurse
English
Noun
cutpurse (plural cutpurses)
- A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act III scene 4
- A cutpurse of the empire and the rule
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act III scene 4
Synonyms
- pickpocket, see also Wikisaurus:pickpocket