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Webster 1913 Edition

Pilfering

Pil′fer-ing

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Adj.
Thieving in a small way.
Shak.
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Noun.
Petty theft.
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Pil′fer-ing-ly
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adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pilfering

PIL'FERING

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pp.
Stealing; practicing petty thefts.

PIL'FERING

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Noun.
Petty theft.
Pilfering was so universal in all the South sea islands, that it was hardly recognized in the moral code of the natives as an offense, much less a crime.

Definition 2024

pilfering

pilfering

English

Verb

pilfering

  1. present participle of pilfer

Noun

pilfering ‎(plural pilferings)

  1. The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.

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