cutpurse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cutpurse	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cutpurse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cutpurse n a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places Synonym(s): pickpocket, cutpurse, dip
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cutpurse \Cut"purse`\ (k[ucr]t"p[ucir]rs`), 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. --Shak.