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  • 91Lurcher — Lurch er (l[^u]rch [eil]r), n. [See {Lurch} to lurk.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a poacher. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs… …

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  • 92Pelf — Pelf, n. [OE. pelfir booty, OF. pelfre, akin to pelfrer to plunder, and perh. to E. pillage. Cf. {Pilfer}.] Money; riches; lucre; gain; generally conveying the idea of something ill gotten or worthless. It has no plural. Mucky pelf. Spenser.… …

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  • 93Pick — Pick, v. i. 1. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. [1913 Webster] Why stand st thou picking? Is thy palate sore? Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something… …

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  • 94Rap — Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt), usually written {Rapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry. The… …

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  • 95Rapped — Rap Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt), usually written {Rapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry.… …

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  • 96Rapping — Rap Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt), usually written {Rapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry.… …

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  • 97Rapt — Rap Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt), usually written {Rapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry.… …

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  • 98Rig — Rig, v. t. To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or Prov.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] {To rig the market} (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Skilder — Skil der, v. i. To beg; to pilfer; to skelder. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 100Steal — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.] 1.… …

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