(a) To beat or strike violently; pelen doun, beat (sb. or sth.) down; pelen on, strike or assail (sb.); whelen and pelen, turn and strike; (b) in surname.
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(a) To rob, steal; rob (sb.), steal from (sb.); rifle (sb.) [1st quot.], despoil (the dead); (b) to take (sth.) by robbery; (c) to defraud (sb.), cheat.
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