See Also: pickpocket(dictionary)
pickpocket(dictionary)
PICKPOCKET(law)

pickpocket (iou)



pickpocket noun & verb. L16.
[from PICK verb1 + POCKET noun.]
A. noun.
A person who steals from the pockets of others. L16.
Any of various weeds which impoverish the land, esp. shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris, and corn spurrey, Spergula arvensis. dial. L19.
b. verb intrans. & trans. Steal from the pockets of (a person). Chiefly as pickpocketing verbal noun. L17.