| Word | peculation |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. Stealing, esp. of public property; embezzlement. |
| Sentence | The quay-side opinion in the Patna's home-port was that these two in the way of brazen peculation ‘had done together pretty well everything you can think of.’ |
| Source | Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad, p. 23 |
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