CUTPURSE, noun [cut and purse.] One who cuts purses 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.