One who steals by the method of cutting purses; a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles, as was once the custom. Wharton.
CUTPURSE
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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
One who steals by the method of cutting purses; a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles, as was once the custom. Wharton.