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reif

American  
[reef] / rif /

noun

Scot. Obsolete.

  1. plunder; booty; loot.

  2. robbery; piracy.

  3. the act of seizing booty.

Etymology

Origin of reif

before 950; Middle English (north) ref, Old English rēaf; akin to reave 1, bereave

Example Sentences

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It is in these words: Here Hobbie Hall boldly maintained his right, 'Gainst reif, plain force, armed wi' awles might.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

"Reif sein zum Sterben, Des Lebens zogernd spriessende Frucht Fruh reif sic erwerben, In Lenzes jaherbluhender Flucht—War es dein Loos, war es dein Wagen: Wir mussen dein Loos wie dein Wagen beklagen."

From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Bache, Constance

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