PILFER


Meaning of PILFER in English

v.tr. (also absol.) steal (objects) esp. in small quantities. pilferage n. pilferer n.

[ ME f. AF & OF pelfrer pillage, of unkn. orig.: assoc. with archaic pill plunder: PELF ]

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