Filch Definition
fĭlch
filched, filches, filching
verb
filched, filches, filching
To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch.
American Heritage
To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer.
Webster's New World
To steal, to illegally take possession of.
Hey! Someone filched my noggin.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
Origin of Filch
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From Middle English filchen (“to steal, pilfer”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Old English fylcian (“to marshal troops”), Old English ġefylce (“band of men, army, host”). Related to folk.
From Wiktionary
Middle English filchen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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