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Webster 1913 Edition
Pilfering
Pil′fer-ing
,Adj.
Thieving in a small way.
Shak.
– Noun.
Petty theft.
Pil′fer-ing-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pilfering
PIL'FERING
,pp.
PIL'FERING
,Noun.
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.