† boot-halingn.
Obsolete.
1. The carrying away of booty, plundering of an enemy; marauding, freebooting, brigandage.
ΘΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [noun]
harryingc900
harrowingc1000
skeckinga1387
pillagea1393
skickinga1400
forayingc1400
hership1487
direption1528
sackc1550
sacking1560
sackage1577
saccaging1585
picory1591
reprisalc1595
boot-haling1598
booty-haling1611
rapture?1611
ravage1611
prize-taking1633
plunder1643
booting1651
hen roost1762
ravagement1766
raiding1785
loot1839
looting1842
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Gualda, a bootehaling [1611 bootie-haling], a freebooting.
1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxi. 411 Returning from forage or boot-haling.
1657 J. Trapp Comm. Psalms lxxxvi. 1 What I can get by boot-haling from the Lords enemies.
1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 92 The wars of the Ningrelians..are..meer Incursions and Boots Halings.
2. The proceeds of marauding; booty.
ΘΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder > taken in war or raid
here-fengc1275
preya1325
wainc1330
spoila1340
ravinc1350
spoila1382
pillagea1393
forayc1425
booty1474
trophya1522
prize1522
sackage1609
boot-haling1622
free-booty1623
plunder1647
capture1706
loot1839
sack1859
1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre i. v. §2 His Conscience must tie him, not Spoyle, or Boot-haling.
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† boot-halingadj.
Obsolete.
Pillaging, marauding, freebooting.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [adjective]
worrying1610
sackful?1611
boot-haling1621
ravaginga1649
1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. i. v. 12 These boot-haling fellowes.
a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 164 The stragling and boot-haling Companies of such as had lately plundered London.
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