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Cutpurse   Listen
noun
Cutpurse  n.  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."






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Words linked to "Cutpurse" :   pickpocket, stealer, thief, dip



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