booty

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Important works of art from Bohemian lands were destroyed by iconoclasts during the Hussite Wars of the 15th century, and much was taken as booty during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Watching Will Ferrell in prison booty shorts showing off his pasty white legs feels like a crazy way to soothe the Sunday scaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

Archaeologists believe the swords were hidden by Judean rebels after they were seized from the Roman army as booty.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

Assyrian ivory carving of a man leading an antelope by the horns, as booty to enrich a treasury.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

As names are read, items are received with the excitement of someone winning a real contest, as if the booty were free and not paid for at three, four, or five times the store value.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett