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pelf
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English pelf, pelfe (“stolen goods, booty, spoil; forfeited property; money, riches; property; valuable object”), possibly from Anglo-Norman pelf (a variant of pelfre (“booty, loot”)) and Old French peufre (“frippery; rubbish”); further etymology uncertain, possibly a metathesis of Old French felpe, ferpe, frepe (“a rag”). The English word is perhaps related to Late Latin pelfa, pelfra, pelfrum (“forfeited or stolen goods”), Middle French peuffe and French peufe, peuffe (“old clothes; rubbish”) (Normandy), and pilfer.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /p?lf/
- Rhymes: -?lf
Noun
pelf (countable and uncountable, plural pelfs)
- (uncountable, chiefly derogatory, dated) Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:acquisition, Thesaurus:booty, Thesaurus:money
- (uncountable, dated) Rubbish, trash; specifically (Britain, dialectal) refuse from plants.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:trash
- (uncountable, Southwest England) Dust; fluff.
- (countable, Yorkshire, derogatory) A contemptible or useless person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:worthless person
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:important person
Derived terms
- pelfish (obsolete)
- pelfray, pelfry (obsolete)
Related terms
- pilfer (possibly)
Translations
References
Further reading
- “PELF, sb.” in Joseph Wright, editor, The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume IV (M–Q), London: Published by Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1903, ?OCLC, page 461.
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winnings
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?n??z/
Noun
winnings
- plural of winning
winnings pl (plural only)
- The spoils of a win; something, usually money, that has been won, usually by gambling.
Antonyms
- (plural-only noun): losings
Translations
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