Meaning

1 senses
  1. (obsolete)Someone who steals purses, or money from purses.

Origin

From Middle English pikepurse, pykeporse, equivalent to pick + purse.

From Middle English pikepurse, pykeporse, equivalent to pick + purse.

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Forms

plural: pickpurses

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcutpurse

See also

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