Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CUT'PURSE
CUT'PURSE, n. [cut and purse.]
One who cuts purse for stealing them or their contents; a practice said to have been common when men wore purses at their girdles. One who steals from the person; a thief; a robber. – Shak. Bentley.
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