Prowl

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The act of Prowling.

II. Prowl ·vt To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.

III. Prowl ·vt To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; ·esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

IV. Prowl ·vi To rove or wander stealthily, ·esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to Plunder.