That which is taken by force or robbery; spoil, plunder, booty. In early use also in plural. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder (71) reifOE That which is taken by force or robbery; spoil, plunder, booty. In early use also in plural. Obsolete. fang1016 concr. That which is caught or taken; captured game; booty, plunder, spoils (obs. exc. Sc.). Hence, in Sc. Law of a thief: caught, taken with the fang… fengc1175 = fang, n.1 2. purchasec1325 The action of seizing or taking something forcibly; pillage, plunder. Also (chiefly Scottish): the action of hunting or seizing prey. Obsolete. predec1330 Plunder, spoils, booty; an instance of this, a trophy. robberyc1330 concrete. The proceeds of robbery; plunder, booty. Also in plural in same sense. Obsolete. robbingsc1330 In plural. The proceeds of robbery; plunder, booty. rare. spoila1340 Goods, esp. such as are valuable, taken from an enemy or captured city in time of war; the possessions… In plural. Also more fully in the spoils o… spoila1382 Goods, esp. such as are valuable, taken from an enemy or captured city in time of war; the possessions… In collective singular. chevisance1393 Booty. waitha1400 Game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also gen. spoil, booty. fee14.. A warrior's share of spoil; a dog's share of the game. Obsolete. pilferc1400 That which is pilfered; plunder, spoils, booty. Now rare. pelfa1425 Stolen goods; booty, spoil. Obsolete. spreathc1425 Booty, plunder, spoil. Obsolete. butinc1450 Spoil, plunder; booty. emprisec1450 Spoil obtained by a hunter or similar; a prize. Obsolete. gain1473 Booty, prey, spoil. Obsolete. despoil1474 concrete. Plunder, booty, spoil, n. Obsolete. pelfry?a1475 Booty, spoils, plunder; (also) a pilfered or plundered item. Cf. pelf, n. 1. pilfery1489 Stolen or pilfered property; an article of this. Obsolete. spulyie1507 Spoil, booty, plunder. cheat1566 Any product of conquest or robbery; booty, spoil. Obsolete. (With quot. 1592 cf. 3.) bootinga1572 Booty, plunder; = butin, n. booty1574 loosely. Plunder, spoil, gain; a prize; without reference to its being common property. escheat1587 The levying of contributions, plunder; concrete in plural booty, spoil. Cf. cheat, n.1 2. boot1598 Booty; spoil; plunder. exuvial1632 Things stripped off; spoils. bootyn1635 = booty, n.1 polling1675 concrete. In plural. Things that have been cut or lopped; cuttings, clippings; (also) spoils. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). expilation1715 concrete. A collection made by plundering. prog1727 regional (British, Irish English, and North American). Booty, plunder; possessions. Also: a hoard, a reserve supply (esp. of money); savings. Cf. prog… swag1794 A thief's plunder or booty; gen. a quantity of money or goods unlawfully acquired, gains dishonestly made. slang. filch1798 That which is filched or stolen; also, ‘a good taking’. spreaghery1814 cattle-raiding; plunder, booty. stake1819 slang. (See quot. 1819.) Also North American, a grub-stake; a sum of money earned or saved; a store of provisions or sum of money necessary for… Subcategories:— item of (2) — object of (2) — taken in war or raid (31) |
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