v. & n.
v.tr. 1 plunder and destroy (a captured town etc.). 2 steal valuables from (a place).
n. the sacking of a captured place.
[ orig. as noun, f. F sac in phr. mettre à sac put to sack, f. It. sacco SACK(1) ]
v. & n.
v.tr. 1 plunder and destroy (a captured town etc.). 2 steal valuables from (a place).
n. the sacking of a captured place.
[ orig. as noun, f. F sac in phr. mettre à sac put to sack, f. It. sacco SACK(1) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012