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pelf (n.)
[pelf 词源字典]
mid-14c., "stolen goods," from Anglo-French
pelf
, Old French
pelfre
"booty, spoils" (11c.), of unknown origin; also see
pilfer
. Meaning "money, riches," with a pejorative overtone first recorded c. 1500.
[pelf etymology, pelf origin, 英语词源]