pursepickn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːspɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpərsˌpɪk/, Scottish English

/ˈpʌrspɪk/

Forms: 1900s– pursepick; Scottish pre-1700 purspyk.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., pick v.¹

Etymology: < purse n. + pick v.¹ Compare earlier pickpurse n., purse-picker n.

Originally Scottish. Now rare.

= purse-picker n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun]

pickpursec1385

pursepick?a1513

purse-picker1549

nipper1585

nip1591

purser1640

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 122 Every pelour and purspyk Sayis, ‘Land war bettir warit on me’.

1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow iii. 87 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 306 An heretyk, a purspyk, A lumbard, a lolard.

1977 J. Wambaugh Black Marble (1978) vi. 76 Pigeon droppers, pursepicks, muggers. Don't walk the Boulevard at night.

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

单词	pursepick
释义	pursepickn. Brit. /ˈpəːspɪk/, U.S. /ˈpərsˌpɪk/, Scottish English /ˈpʌrspɪk/ Forms: 1900s– pursepick; Scottish pre-1700 purspyk. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., pick v.¹ Etymology: < purse n. + pick v.¹ Compare earlier pickpurse n., purse-picker n. Originally Scottish. Now rare. = purse-picker n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] pickpursec1385 pursepick?a1513 purse-picker1549 nipper1585 nip1591 purser1640 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 122 Every pelour and purspyk Sayis, ‘Land war bettir warit on me’. 1568 (a1500) Colkelbie Sow iii. 87 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 306 An heretyk, a purspyk, A lumbard, a lolard. 1977 J. Wambaugh Black Marble (1978) vi. 76 Pigeon droppers, pursepicks, muggers. Don't walk the Boulevard at night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1513
随便看	fragmentally fragmentaries fragmentarily fragmentariness fragmentarinesses fragmentary fragmentaryes fragmentarys fragmentate fragmentated fragmentates fragmentating fragmentation fragmentation bomb fragmentations fragmented fragmenting fragmentisation fragmentise fragmentised fragmentiser fragmentises fragmentising fragmentist fragmentitious