| 单词 | purse trick |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurse trick purse trick n. colloquial (now chiefly historical) a confidence trick in which victims are deceived into handing over money, often because they believe they will receive a purse or bag containing items of value, or a share of money from a purse. ΚΠ 1870 Times 24 Mar. 11/4 The prisoner is a person who attends races and performs what is commonly known as ‘the purse trick’. 1907 Daily Chron. 14 Oct. 6/7 The boundless impertinence of the purse-trick man. 1955 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 29 Dec. 28/1 (headline) 2 women get $46 in old purse trick. The old ‘pigeon drop’ confidence game still works, police reported today. 2000 J. Belchem Merseypride ii. 44 ‘The Bouncer’, a notorious figure in the Scotland Road district who sold pills on street corners [and] frequented the races to play the ‘purse trick’. < as lemmas |
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