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cutpurse

cut·purse

UK/ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/ US/ˈkʌtˌpɝs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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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.

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