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- noun Plural form of
cutpurse .
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Examples
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"Sons of clipped-coined cutpurses, every one," Ferek declared, "'cept those who like their sows better than their women."
Colors of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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He did not spare her his opinion of her conduct—venturing alone into a crowded square, with God only knew how many thieves and cutpurses, men and women of unsavory occupation; what the devil had she been thinking?
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Its the kind of chicanery a guild of cutpurses would be proud of, Darren.
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If, in 1950, there were 150,000,000 people in the U.S. plus or minus a few, and say, 1% of them were bad guys, then that works out to a million and a half cutpurses, footpads, and ne'er-do-wells.
Numbers Steve Perry 2010
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He had engaged the services of locksmiths, cutpurses and body-snatchers.
FOR SCIENCE! Sam Kurd 2010
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He did not spare her his opinion of her conduct—venturing alone into a crowded square, with God only knew how many thieves and cutpurses, men and women of unsavory occupation; what the devil had she been thinking?
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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If, in 1950, there were 150,000,000 people in the U.S. plus or minus a few, and say, 1% of them were bad guys, then that works out to a million and a half cutpurses, footpads, and ne'er-do-wells.
Archive 2010-02-01 Steve Perry 2010
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He did not spare her his opinion of her conduct—venturing alone into a crowded square, with God only knew how many thieves and cutpurses, men and women of unsavory occupation; what the devil had she been thinking?
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Just a lightning-fast story of cutpurses, false priests, spies, rebels, and complicated financial scams set in one of the most fully, grittily realized "other places" I've read in a while.
Slings and Arrows and fantasy heists Rogers 2007
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Just a lightning-fast story of cutpurses, false priests, spies, rebels, and complicated financial scams set in one of the most fully, grittily realized "other places" I've read in a while.
Archive 2007-09-02 Rogers 2007
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