heavy purse
Example Sentences
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Many of her customers are harried women for whom it is a great relief to sit down, doff a heavy purse and let a caring helper guide them through the experience of sampling aromas.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2010
I held up my newly heavy purse in one hand and shook it, knowing he could tell the ring of true Cealdish silver inside.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Without hesitation they decided that their rights as Englishmen were assailed by the obnoxious imposition, and they turned to smuggling with the light heart that is conscious of a heavy purse.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by McCarthy, Justin
She began eagerly to search her belt, and drew forth from it a heavy purse.
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
Opening a locker, she took out a leathern-bound writing-desk, unlocked it, and in a moment or two more turned to the sergeant with a small but heavy purse in her hand.
From Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 by Becke, Louis
