pelf

noun4

1. •
   (disapproving, old-fashioned) Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.

   • During his Office, Treason vvas no Crime. / The Sons of Belial had a Glorious Time: / For Shimei, though not prodigal of pelf, / Yet lov'd his vvicked Neighbour as himself. — 1681
2. •
   Dust; fluff.
3. •
   (old-fashioned) Rubbish, trash; specifically (UK, dialectal) refuse from plants.
4. •
   (offensive) A contemptible or useless person.