Someone who pilfers. A petty thief.
“The poore and petty pilferers you see on wheeles, on gibbets and the gallow tree.”
George Wither, A collection of emblemes, ancient and modern (1634).
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- Richard Voorhees
- Voorhees' unabridged dictionary of "The World's Oldest Professions" is available on Amazon and at http://www.rgvoorhees.com. Follow him on Twitter @richvoorhees.
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- The Stench of the Crabhouses
- Thoreau on Boggers
- Much to the Amusement of the Young Scholars
- Opificer
- Marmiton
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- Sister of the Bank
- Francis Bacon on the Clergy
- A Sheepherder Going Batty
- The King of the Place
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The pilferer and rifler danced hand in hand
ReplyDeleteUnder the moon on the cream-colored sand.
The pilferer stole a kiss.
Then got rifled with bliss.
And they marveled and said, Ain't it grand?