† book-padv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To steal matter from (a book), to plagiarize.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > plagiarism > plagiarize [verb (transitive)]
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1685 F. Spence tr. A. Varillas Άνεκδοτα Ὲτερουιακα 281 He book-padded [Fr. pilla] the ancient panegyricks of the noblest thoughts that suited with his subject.
Derivatives
book-padding n. the action of plagiarizing a book.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > plagiarism > [noun]
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1723 S. Mather Vindic. Holy Bible Pref. 3 He charges Dr. Lightfoot with book-padding out of Aynsworth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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