† boot-halev.
Obsolete.
1. intransitive. To carry off booty or spoil; to practise plundering, marauding or pilfering.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > sack, raid, or loot [verb (intransitive)]
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1598 [implied in: J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Gualda, a bootehaling [1611 bootie-haling], a freebooting. (at boot-haling n. 1)].
1609 T. Heywood tr. Sallust Hist. Warre of Iugurth viii. 33 in tr. Sallust Two Worthy & Notable Hist. Some made Merchandize of Fugitiues, and others went a boot-haling into the confederate countries.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Butiner, to prey, get bootie..to bootehale it.
a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 150 A people forward to Boot-hale, and consume, but backward to the duties of War.
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 182.
2. transitive. To spoil; to pillage; to plunder.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > sack, raid, or loot [verb (transitive)]
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1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God iii. xxvi. 145 Boote-hal'd all the Coast vnto Caieta.
1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas 133 No Hircan Tygers flight boot-hailes thy vaulted hills.
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