GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Plunder , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering.] [G. plündern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.]
   To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
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   Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.
   South.
   
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   To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
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   Syn. -- To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.
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   Plunder , n.
   The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.
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   Inroads and plunders of the Saracens.
   Sir T. North.
   
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   That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. “He shared in the plunder.”  
   Cowper.
   
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   Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]
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