filch

Filch is defined as to steal a small thing.

(verb)

An example of filch is to take a pen from someone's desk when they're not looking.

See filch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer

Origin: ME filchen

See filch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb filched, filch·ing, filch·es

To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch. See Synonyms at steal.

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Origin: Middle English filchen

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