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Definition of Light purse

Light purse
Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. Bourse, Bursch, Bursar, Buskin.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer. Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak. 2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse. 3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse. 4. A specific sum of money; as: (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters. (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans. Light purse, or Empty purse, poverty or want of resources. Long purse, or Heavy purse, wealth; riches. Purse crab (Zo["o]l.), any land crab of the genus Birgus, allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also palm crab. Purse net, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer. Purse pride, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall. Purse rat. (Zo["o]l.) See Pocket gopher, under Pocket. Sword and purse, the military power and financial resources of a nation.

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- known as seiners. Two main types of seine net are deplo**** from seiners: purse seines and Danish seines. A seine differs from a gillnet, in that a seine...
- but the fight was never finalized amidst Beterbiev's contract dispute. A purse bid was later won by Top Rank, with the American promotion planning to broadcast...
- David Light". WBO. Retrieved 7 December 2022. "Re: WBO – Okolie/Light – Purse Bid". WBO. Retrieved 15 December 2022. "Boxing: Kiwi David Light eyes unlikely...
- Jake (12 August 2022). "Bivol-Ramirez: WBA ****igns August 21 Purse Bid In Orlando For Light Heavyweight Title Fight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 12 August...
- on February 19, 1994, was the first time a light flyweight fighter (Carbajal) made a million dollar purse. As of December 31, 2024. Keys:  C  Current...
- Crawford defeated the Colombian by a unanimous decision. Crawford received a purse of $125,000, whilst Prescott received $50,000. This was the first time Crawford...
- orbicularis oris reflex) or a "Pout" is a pouting or pursing of the lips that is elicited by light tapping of the closed lips near the midline. The contraction...
- able to make the light middleweight limit of 154 lbs. For the PPV fight, Álvarez agreed to pay $100,000 of his minimum $1.25 million purse to Angulo, which...
- million, depending on PPV revenue, his highest career purse. Confirmed bouts: ^Note 1 For WBA (Super) light heavyweight title The bout was broadcast live by...
- 15% of his fight purse. Hill faced Ovince Saint Preux on December 5, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 19. At the weigh-ins, former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship...