Pilling

Pilling
Pill Pill, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilling}.] [F. piller, L. pilare; cf. It. pigliare to take. Cf. {Peel} to plunder.] To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See {Peel}, to plunder. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Pillers and robbers were come in to the field to pill and to rob. --Sir T. Malroy. [1913 Webster]


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