Thievery

Thievery
Thievery Thiev"er*y, n. 1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness. [1913 Webster]

Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest. --South. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is stolen. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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