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noun a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
originEtymology tree English pick Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Anglo-Norman poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Anglo-Norman -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocket English pickpocket From pick + pocket.
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