pilferagen.

Brit.

/ˈpɪlf(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪlf(ə)rɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilfer v., -age suffix.

Etymology: < pilfer v. + -age suffix. Compare earlier pilfery n.

†1. Stolen goods; = pilfery n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun]

theft962

bribec1425

stoutheriec1440

booty1567

thievery1583

snapping1591

filcha1627

pilferagec1626

swag1794

stealing1839

stuff1865

score1914

hot stuff1924

c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 778 Yo^r Horse & weapons I will take, but no pilferage.

2. The action or practice of pilfering; petty theft; an instance of this.

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

1732 R. Robertson Detection State & Situation Sugar Planters 47 I pass over Pilferage, which the Insurer does not meddle with.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 23 His goods must be shiped on board of some drover, where they seldom fail paying the usual tributes of pilferage and wastage.

1811 in J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1812) ii. 271 If any pilferage, or other misdemeanor, be detected at the said wharf, whereby the revenue may be prejudiced.

1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. v. viii. 426 Conveyed..at great risk of breakage and pilferage.

1921 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 23 July 8/5 A decrease in the number of thefts and pilferages from [railroad] cars.

1955 Times 18 May 6/3 Poor quality packing is conducive to theft and pilferage.

1969 Daily Tel. 22 July 17 (advt.) We have the only through-pallet service between here and the Far East via the U.S.A.,..which means much less chance of loss, pilferage, and damage.

1995 Independent 9 Oct. ii. 9/1 Think-tanks have become so afraid of pilferage and plagiarism of their ideas that they reveal very little.

Compounds

pilferage-proof adj. = pilfer-proof adj.

ΚΠ

1961 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight 14 Sept. 6/6 It will be found in all the leading stores throughout the nation in a new pilferage-proof shadow box.

2003 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 25 May The cards..would be durable and pilferage proof.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pilferage
释义	pilferagen. Brit. /ˈpɪlf(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpɪlf(ə)rɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilfer v., -age suffix. Etymology: < pilfer v. + -age suffix. Compare earlier pilfery n. †1. Stolen goods; = pilfery n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] theft962 bribec1425 stoutheriec1440 booty1567 thievery1583 snapping1591 filcha1627 pilferagec1626 swag1794 stealing1839 stuff1865 score1914 hot stuff1924 c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 778 Yo^r Horse & weapons I will take, but no pilferage. 2. The action or practice of pilfering; petty theft; an instance of this. 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 1732 R. Robertson Detection State & Situation Sugar Planters 47 I pass over Pilferage, which the Insurer does not meddle with. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 23 His goods must be shiped on board of some drover, where they seldom fail paying the usual tributes of pilferage and wastage. 1811 in J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1812) ii. 271 If any pilferage, or other misdemeanor, be detected at the said wharf, whereby the revenue may be prejudiced. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. v. viii. 426 Conveyed..at great risk of breakage and pilferage. 1921 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 23 July 8/5 A decrease in the number of thefts and pilferages from [railroad] cars. 1955 Times 18 May 6/3 Poor quality packing is conducive to theft and pilferage. 1969 Daily Tel. 22 July 17 (advt.) We have the only through-pallet service between here and the Far East via the U.S.A.,..which means much less chance of loss, pilferage, and damage. 1995 Independent 9 Oct. ii. 9/1 Think-tanks have become so afraid of pilferage and plagiarism of their ideas that they reveal very little. Compounds pilferage-proof adj. = pilfer-proof adj. ΚΠ 1961 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight 14 Sept. 6/6 It will be found in all the leading stores throughout the nation in a new pilferage-proof shadow box. 2003 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 25 May The cards..would be durable and pilferage proof. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1626
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