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   pelf

   /pɛlf/

   noun

   • 1. money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonourable way: archaic "damnation dog thee and thy wretched pelf!"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘booty, pilfered property’): from a variant of Old French pelfre ‘spoils’, of unknown origin. Compare with pilfer.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • F

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