cutpurse
英 ['kʌtpɜːs]
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释义
英文词源
- cutpurse (n.)
- "one who steals by the method of cutting purses, a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles" [Johnson], mid-14c., from cut (v.) + purse (n.). The word continued after the method switched to picking pockets.
英英释意
- 1. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places