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pil·fer (pil′fər)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to steal (esp. small sums or petty objects); filch

Etymology: < MFr pelfrer < pelfre, booty

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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