purse-cuttingn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsˌkʌtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpərsˌkədɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., cutting n.

Etymology: < purse n. + cutting n., probably after purse-cutter n. Compare earlier purse-taking n.

Now rare.

The action of cutting and stealing from purses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > cutting or stealing purses > [noun]

cutpursing1499

purse-picking1571

purse-taking1598

purse-cutting1623

cutting1700

purse snatching1880

1623 J. Taylor World runnes on Wheeles sig. C Their damming vp the streets in this manner, where people are wedged together that they can hardly stirre, is a maine and great aduantage to the most vertuous Mysterie of purse-cutting.

1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 391 Such as live by Stealing, and Robbing, and Piracy, and Purse-cutting.

1700 in New Statist. Acct. Scotl. (1845) XIII. 23 [The Sheriff] finds the libel relevant as to the rest of the articles, of..keeping ye mercats in yr ordinarie manner of thieving and purse-cutting.

1876 Notes & Queries 30 Dec. 539/1 They taught how to make ointments proper for the production of seeming sores; the terms of the argot; the mystery of purse-cutting.

1908 Mod. Philol. 6 126 In each play the quack surgeon..uses his shop and trade to draw victims for purse-cutting.

1956 Lima (Ohio) News 26 Sept. 22/1 All of those, burglary, robbery, shoplifting, purse cutting, and embezzlement, constitute an act of theft.

2005 U.S. States News Newswire (Nexis) 8 Apr. A tough, realistic account of the hardships endured by six women whose crimes were purse-cutting, prostitution, and ‘false pretenses’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purse-cutting
释义	purse-cuttingn. Brit. /ˈpəːsˌkʌtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpərsˌkədɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., cutting n. Etymology: < purse n. + cutting n., probably after purse-cutter n. Compare earlier purse-taking n. Now rare. The action of cutting and stealing from purses. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > cutting or stealing purses > [noun] cutpursing1499 purse-picking1571 purse-taking1598 purse-cutting1623 cutting1700 purse snatching1880 1623 J. Taylor World runnes on Wheeles sig. C Their damming vp the streets in this manner, where people are wedged together that they can hardly stirre, is a maine and great aduantage to the most vertuous Mysterie of purse-cutting. 1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 391 Such as live by Stealing, and Robbing, and Piracy, and Purse-cutting. 1700 in New Statist. Acct. Scotl. (1845) XIII. 23 [The Sheriff] finds the libel relevant as to the rest of the articles, of..keeping ye mercats in yr ordinarie manner of thieving and purse-cutting. 1876 Notes & Queries 30 Dec. 539/1 They taught how to make ointments proper for the production of seeming sores; the terms of the argot; the mystery of purse-cutting. 1908 Mod. Philol. 6 126 In each play the quack surgeon..uses his shop and trade to draw victims for purse-cutting. 1956 Lima (Ohio) News 26 Sept. 22/1 All of those, burglary, robbery, shoplifting, purse cutting, and embezzlement, constitute an act of theft. 2005 U.S. States News Newswire (Nexis) 8 Apr. A tough, realistic account of the hardships endured by six women whose crimes were purse-cutting, prostitution, and ‘false pretenses’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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