scrumping
Stealing fallen apples
Scrumping is stealing apples from someone else's orchard or garden, typically as a minor childhood mischief rather than serious theft.
The word is primarily British: We used to go scrumping in old Mr. Davies's orchard.
By extension, it can apply to pilfering other fruit, but apples remain the classic target.
Fruit tree plantation
- ciderPressed apple beverage
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- harvestGathering mature crops
- fruitEdible plant ovary
picking · boughs · ripe · tart · crisp · peel · core · juicy
Fruit tree plantation
- forbiddenNot allowed
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
hedgerow · farmland · landowner · private · caught · chase · farmer · property
Secretive and sly
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
- skulkingMoving furtively, covertly
secretive · hidden · unseen · evasive · lookout · nightfall · tiptoeing · creeping
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
fruit · picking · boughs · ripe · tart · crisp · peel · core · juicy · cox
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
- forbiddenNot allowed
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
fence · hedgerow · farmland · landowner · private · caught · chase · farmer · property · boundary
furtive
Secretive and sly
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
skulking · secretive · hidden · unseen · evasive · lookout · nightfall · tiptoeing · creeping · stealthy
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
farmland · harvest · bucolic · rustic · village · agricultural · meadow · english · crofter
prank
Playful trick on someone
boyhood · nostalgia · youthful · escapade · rascal · scallywag · naughty · innocent · tomfoolery · lark
scrumpingbuying
Obtaining through payment
purchasing · shopping · commercial transaction · grocery shopping · pick-your-own