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Pilfer

//ˈpɪl.fɚ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft. ambitransitive

    "pilfer goods"

  2. 2
    make off with belongings of others wordnet

Etymology

From earlier pilfre, from Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf.

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