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PINNER

A pounder of cattle; a pound-keeper. … [Read more...] about PINNER

To pilfer, In the plain and popular sense, means to steal. To charge another with pilfering is to charge him with stealing, and is slander. Becket v. Sterrett, 4 Blackf. (Ind.) 499. … [Read more...] about PILFER

PINT

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A liquid measure of half a quart, or the eighth part of a gallon. … [Read more...] about PINT

PICKPOCKET

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A thief; one who in a crowd or in other places, steals from the pockets or person of another without putting him in fear. This is generally punished as simple larceny. … [Read more...] about PICKPOCKET

PILFERAGE

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To pilfer or to steal; pilferage is the act of theft. … [Read more...] about PILFERAGE

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