Definition of Pilfir
Pil"fer (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Pilfered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pilfering.] [OF. pelfrer. See Pelf.] To
steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice
petty theft.
Pil"fer, v. t. To take by petty
theft; to filch; to steal little by little.
And not a year but pilfers as he goes
Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep.
Cowper.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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