Pilfer (Beloved/Part 2/Page 225 (Red Book))
verb
Pronunciation: pil-fer
-To steal things that are not very valuable or to steal a small amount of something.
Context: “Schooltecher took away the guns from the Sweet Home men and, deprived of game to round out their diet of breat, beans, hominy, vegetables, and a little extra at slaughter time, they began to pilfer in earnest, and it became not only their right but their obligation.”
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilfer
