cutpurse
noun/ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/UK/ˈkʌtˌpɝs/US
Etymology
From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.
- inherited from cutte-purs
Definitions
A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
- A cutpurse of the empire and the rule
- The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA