pilfer

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Girl Stealing Treacle This is Nelly Pilfer;   I'll tell you what she earned By stealing off the treacle   When Mary's back was turned.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

There's none, Simon, but Master Pilfer the Tailor: he's above with Sir Godfrey praising of a Doublet: and I must trudge anon to fetch Master Suds, the Barber.

From The Puritaine Widdow by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

Pilfer not the smallest thing;   Touch it not, howe'er thou need it, Though the owner have enough,   Though he know it not, nor need it.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

Pilfer, pil′fėr, v.i. to steal small things.—v.t. to steal by petty theft.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various