cutpurse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cutpurse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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

Nearby Words:

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