pilfer

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

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