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Definition of “purloin”

purloin (pɜːˈlɔɪn )

purˈloiner noun

C15: from Old French porloigner to put at a distance, from por- for + loin distant, from Latin longus long

= steal, rob, lift, nick, appropriate, trouser, pinch, cabbage, swipe, knock off, blag, pilfer, walk off with, snitch, filch, prig, snaffle, thieve

A foraging party now penetrates inland, riding in the direction of Hastings with orders to purloin provisions for the Norman army.

Andrew Bridgeford 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)

I decided I could purloin the box without worrying that I was obstructing the police in the investigation of the crime.

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