Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pilfering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pilfer \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pilfering \Pil"fer*ing\, a.
Thieving in a small way. --Shak. -- n. Petty theft. --
{Pil"fer*ing*ly}, adv.
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