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Definition of Pilfering
1. a. Thieving in a small way.
Definition of Pilfering
1. Verb. (present participle of pilfer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pilfering
1. pilfer [v] - See also: pilfer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilfering
Literary usage of Pilfering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage, and of a by John Ross (1835)
"pilfering on the part of the natives—The frst fall of snow this yea Native
dance—Summary of the month of February. Feb. 1st. THERE was another arrival of ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Cotgrave, however, thinks the French foot-soldiers are во called from their habit
of pilfering chickens, whose cry is ^i'oii piou. Pl'ona (2 sy 1 .). ..."
3. Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon Or Columbia River: Being a by Alexander Ross (1849)
"... cascades—The roll of tobacco —pilfering—Mr. Thompson—Exchange of men—The Long
Narrows—Warlike appearance of the Indian cavalry—Button contract —Critical ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... many more languish in want and misery ; of the rest, numbers are found begging
or pilfering in the ..."
5. The Black Code of the District of Columbia, in Force September 1st, 1848 by Worthington Garrettson Snethen, United States (1848)
"SLAVES GUILTY OF pilfering AND STEALING HOW PUNISHED. Whenever any negro or
mr.'.atto slave shall hereafter be charged with any pilfering or stealing, ..."
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