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cutpurse

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/Part of speech nounSorted ceprstuuStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Word origin

From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.

Used in a sentence

  • 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

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