Purloin
Pronunciation : Pur*loin"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far off (L. longe). See Prolong, and cf. Eloign.]
Definition : Defn: To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin Dryden.
t. [imp. & p. p. Purloined; p. pr. & vb. n. Purloining.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pur*loin"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913