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   Purloin , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purloined ; p. pr. & vb. n. Purloining.] [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far off (L. longe). See Prolong, and cf. Eloign.] To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
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   Had from his wakeful custody purloined
   The guarded gold.
   Milton.
   
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   when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ?
   Dryden.
   
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   Purloin, v. i. To practice theft; to steal.
   Titus ii. 10.
   
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