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Word: Pelf
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘booty, pilfered property’): from a variant of Anglo-Norman French pelfre ‘spoils’ (see pilfer)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɛlf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonourable way
Short Definition:money
Examples:- damnation dog thee and thy wretched pelf!
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