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单词 pilfer
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pilfern.

Brit. /ˈpɪlfə/, U.S. /ˈpɪlfər/
Forms: Middle English pelfyr, Middle English–1500s pelfre, Middle English–1500s pilfre, Middle English–1500s pylfre, 1600s– pilfer. N.E.D. also records forms Middle English pelfere, Middle English pilfere.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French pelfre ; pilfer v.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman pelfre (see pelf n.). Compare earlier pilferer n. and discussion at that entry. In later use, especially in sense 2, perhaps independently < pilfer v.Some Middle English forms could alternatively be interpreted as showing pelfry n.
Now rare.
1. That which is pilfered; plunder, spoils, booty. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder
reifOE
fang1016
fengc1175
purchasec1325
predec1330
robberyc1330
robbingsc1330
spoila1340
spoila1382
chevisance1393
waitha1400
fee14..
pilferc1400
pelfa1425
spreathc1425
butinc1450
emprisec1450
gain1473
despoil1474
pelfry?a1475
pilfery1489
spulyie1507
cheat1566
bootinga1572
booty1574
escheat1587
boot1598
exuvial1632
bootyn1635
polling1675
expilation1715
prog1727
swag1794
filch1798
spreaghery1814
stake1819
c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 286 (MED) Þe English knafes tok þe pilfre of þe Scottes þat were quellede.
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 391 Pelfyr [?a1475 Winch. pelfrey], spolium.
c1475 (a1400) Brut (Douce) 13 (MED) Lotryn wente to here shippes & toke þer gold & siluer and as myche as he fand vn-to hym-self; & all þat other pylfre he ȝaf vn-to other folk of þe ost.
a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1980) ii. 130 (MED) Oftyn [margin Opyn] þefte is whan þe þef is takyn with hys pelfre or conuyct be trewe witnessis of þefte.
1539 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) III. 155 The..Scottys fled, and left mych corne, butters, and other pylfre.
1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders xv. 85 Peaceably to enioy their pilfer and pray.
1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery II. 40 Too many..depend on the precarious supply of forest pilfer.
1993 B. Hanawalt in S. Stuard Women in Medieval Society 134 In the early fourteenth century..the average value of pilfer from a single theft was three pounds six shillings.
2. The action of pilfering. Now chiefly in pilfer-proof adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun]
micherya1393
mitchinga1393
picking1402
purloining1417
pilferc1425
pickery1460
pilfering1548
filching1567
lurching1570
pilfery1573
petty larceny1578
filching-tradea1592
prigging1591
filchery1607
nimming1607
sneaking-budge1699
pilferage1732
cabbaging1774
weeding1819
pilferment1823
crib1855
filch1877
souveniring1919
c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 5363 (MED) Swiche pelfre, spoillynge, nor robberie Apartene not to worþi chiualrye.
1818 J. Morier Second Journey through Persia iii. 42 It is surprising how a man so easily exposes his goods to the pilfer of rogues.
1872 Rept. Comm. Sutro Tunnel 73 The ring..has lately entered into another scheme of pilfer.
1976 D. Meltzer Six 85 All this goes on. The pilfer continues.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pilferv.

Brit. /ˈpɪlfə/, U.S. /ˈpɪlfər/
Forms: 1500s pelfer, 1500s pylfer, 1500s pylfre, 1500s– pilfer.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French pelfrer ; pilfer n.
Etymology: Either < Anglo-Norman pelfrer, pelfrir (see pelf v.), or < pilfer n.
1.
a. transitive. To steal (property), esp. in small quantities; to filch. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)]
pick?c1300
takec1300
fetch1377
bribec1405
usurpc1412
rapc1415
to rap and rendc1415
embezzle1495
lifta1529
pilfer1532
suffurate1542
convey?1545
mill1567
prig1567
strike1567
lag1573
shave1585
knave1601
twitch1607
cly1610
asport1621
pinch1632
snapa1639
nap1665
panyar1681
to carry off1684
to pick up1687
thievea1695
to gipsy away1696
bone1699
make1699
win1699
magg1762
snatch1766
to make off with1768
snavel1795
feck1809
shake1811
nail1819
geach1821
pull1821
to run off1821
smug1825
nick1826
abduct1831
swag1846
nobble1855
reef1859
snig1862
find1865
to pull off1865
cop1879
jump1879
slock1888
swipe1889
snag1895
rip1904
snitch1904
pole1906
glom1907
boost1912
hot-stuff1914
score1914
clifty1918
to knock off1919
snoop1924
heist1930
hoist1931
rabbit1943
to rip off1967
to have off1974
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > pilfer [verb (transitive)]
mitcha1393
pelfa1400
purloinc1475
prowl?1529
finger1530
pilfer1532
lurchc1565
filch1567
filch1574
proloyne1581
nim1606
hook1615
truff1718
snaffle1725
crib1735
pettifog1759
magg1762
niffle1785
cabbage1793
weed1811
nibble1819
cab1825
smouch1826
snuga1859
mooch1862
attract1891
souvenir1897
rat1906
snipe1909
promote1918
salvage1918
smooch1941
1532 T. More Confut. Tyndales Answere Pref. sig. Bbiiiv There had ben certayne lynen clothes pylfred away that were hangyng on an hedge.
?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 104 If during the time of their play, any thing be pilfered or stollen out of his house, hee shall haue no lawe at all for it.
1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 170 The Commanders..wisht him, to set vpon them by Night; But hee answered, He would not pilfer the Victory.
1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 88 Pilfring what I once did give.
1704 True Acct. Found. Work-house City of London 3 Such who are commonly known by the Name of the Black-guard, who too commonly lived upon Pilfering Sugars.
1785 W. Cowper Task i. 131 And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 89 Old palings..mended with stakes pilfered from the neighbouring hedges.
1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage ii. 25 A rather fat soldier attempted to pilfer a horse from a dooryard.
1966 P. Moloney Plea for Mersey 14 The Captain..had snitched to the police that his cargo was being pilfered.
1993 New Republic 16 Aug. 42/1 Why would he stoop to pilfer $21,000..when he could have walked away with a legal million?
b. transitive. Baseball. To steal (a base).
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > play baseball [verb (transitive)] > steal (a base)
steal1836
pilfer1887
1887 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. 3/4 Brown threw splendidly to bases, and checked the Phillies' disposition to pilfer bases.
1931 Lit. Digest 18 Apr. 40 The crab bingled to center..and then pilfered the next cushion.
1985 Toronto Star (Nexis) 4 Oct. f1 Bell pilfered base No. 21, later motoring into third on a two-out, wild-pitch to Iorg.
2004 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 25 Aug. d11 With Alex Rodriguez at the plate, Jeter surprised everyone by pilfering third on a 1-1 pitch.
2. intransitive. To plunder, to rob. In later use also: to commit petty theft.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > commit depredation [verb (intransitive)]
reaveOE
preyc1325
pillc1390
spoilc1400
spreathc1425
rive1489
poinda1500
to rug and reavea1500
to pill and poll1528
pilfer1548
fleece1575
plunder1642
spulyie1835
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > pilfer [verb (intransitive)]
pelfa1400
picka1555
befilch1566
filch1567
pilch1573
lurch1593
purloin1611
nim1622
shirk1709
pilfer1729
maraud1770
souvenir1897
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. cciiiiv And when the Turkes saw the Cristen men styll pylfer (as the vsage of souldiers is) they issued out of their holde.
a1618 W. Raleigh Remains (1664) 90 As many of your Lordships as have pilfered from the Crown.
1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. F1v His mother sayes he stayes not in heaven by night, but that he may be nimming, goes down to hell, and pilfers there to.
1729 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. IX. xvii. 53 An Englishman being taken pilfering, raised a Quarrel between two Guards.
1755 Man No. 11. 2 Yet for this nonsensical end they will gripe, pinch, pilfer, cheat, [etc.].
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) at Hulk He goes hulking about from place to place, seemingly watching for opportunities to pilfer.
1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xv. §102. 264 A servant who..pilfers, may have to suffer pain from being discharged.
1960 Guardian 9 Nov. 6/5 The standards she set were too high for the child, who became disturbed and began to pilfer.
1992 Matrix Fall 29/1 You should just be allowed to pillage and pilfer.
3. transitive. To steal from (a person or place).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > despoil or prey upon [verb (transitive)]
reaveOE
stripa1225
pill?c1225
robc1225
peela1250
despoil1297
raimc1300
spoilc1330
spoila1340
to pull a finch (also pigeon, plover, etc.)c1387
despoil1393
preya1400
spoila1400
spulyiea1400
unspoila1400
riflec1400
poll1490
to pill and poll1528
to poll and pill1528
exspoila1530
pilyie1539
devour?1542
plume1571
rive1572
bepill1574
fleece1575
to prey over1576
pread1577
disvaledge1598
despoliate1607
to make spoil of1613
expilate1624
to peel and poll1641
depredate1651
violatea1657
disvalise1672
to pick feathers off (a person)1677
to make stroy of1682
spoliate1699
pilfer1714
snabble1725
rump1815
vampire1832
sweat1847
ploat1855
vampirize1888
1714 ‘Capt. Tom’ Lett. to Mobb in Polit. Merriment ii. 253 A few of you stir for this Cause alone, but to plunder, and rob, and pilfer Houses.
1779 T. Jefferson Bill Proportioning Crimes & Punishments in Papers (1950) II. 499 If any person shall..plunder or pilfer any wreck, he shall be condemned to hard labor five years in the public works.
1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. vii. 244 The Egyptians, whom it was a merit to deceive and pilfer.
1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxvii. 520 In some States the treasury was pilfered.
1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xxxiv. 276 But man is an odd, sad creature as yet, intent on pilfering the earth.
1986 New Statesman 26 Sept. 46/1 We pilfered that factory for almost two years.

Derivatives

ˈpilfered adj. stolen.
ΚΠ
1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce xcvii. 200 The concealed and pilfered bootie, there found and shared by them.
1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i. 23 Your common place-book—where stray jokes, and pilfered witticisms are kept.
1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 112 A marine-store keeper of the pilfered orts and ends of literature.
1991 D. Gaines Teenage Wasteland viii. 199 Computer-literate outlaws share pilfered credit card numbers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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