- Pilfery
- Pilfery \Pil"fer*y\, n. Petty theft. [R.] --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster]
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Pilfery
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pilfery — noun petty theft See Also: pilfer … Wiktionary
pilfery — pil·fery … English syllables
pilfery — rē noun ( es) Etymology: probably alteration of earlier pelfery booty, from (assumed) Old North French pelferie, from the source of Middle French pelfre booty : petty theft … Useful english dictionary
pilfering — n. Stealing, thieving, thievery, larceny, petty theft, petty larceny, pilfery … New dictionary of synonyms
pylfer — pylfer, pylfry obs. ff. pilfer, pilfery … Useful english dictionary
pylfry — pylfer, pylfry obs. ff. pilfer, pilfery … Useful english dictionary
