Mudcat Café message #770591

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Thread #50735 Message #770591
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
23-Aug-02 - 09:52 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: German Piano Tuner
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: German Piano Tuner

Riches (in a bad sense); money. Probably from Old French pelfre: booty. "Pilfer" is from the same root. (Chambers 20th.Century Dictionary).