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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutpurse \Cut"purse`\ (k[u^]t"p[^u]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cutpurse n : a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {dip}]
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