Noun
The habit of, or addiction to, theft; thievery.
Usage- Obsolete
- Rare
- Uncountable
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they are ſly, cunning, and artful to a great degree; they glory in every species of furacity and artifice , eſpecially when the theft or deception has been ſo well executed as to eſcape detection.