It was plainly an economy of axes and fuel to fill up on warm meat as the skin was removed, and wait for the next plunder.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
It seemed strange that they should risk setting fire to the ship, when plunder was their evident intention.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
Meanwhile the pirates, who numbered, perhaps, a hundred men, were searching for plunder.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot