pelf
[noun]
Synonyms: money, mazuma, moolah, needful, ooftish, rhino, scratch, smash, stuff, stumpy, refuse, debris, garbage, junk, kelter, litter, offal, rubbish, trash, waste

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pelf noun. [pɛlf] LME.
[Old Northern French var. of Old French pelfre, peufre spoil, rel. to pelf(r)er pillage, rob (cf. Anglo-Latin pelf(r)are): ult. origin unkn. See PILFER noun, verb.]
1. Stolen goods; booty. LME-L15.

2. Property; possessions. LME-M19.

3. Money, riches. Now esp., dishonestly acquired wealth. L15.
■ W. C. Williams I think you cheat or lie for pelf.

4. a. Trumpery, trash, rubbish. M16-E17.
b. A worthless person. obsolete exc. dial. M16.
c. Refuse. Now only (dial.), vegetable refuse, weeds. L16.

■ pelfry noun (a) booty, spoil; (b) trumpery, trash: LME-E17.

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