Topic: CRIME
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Old English fylcan 'to arrange soldiers, attack, take' |
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filch
[transitive] informal
[transitive] informalSCC to steal something small or not very valuable [= pinch, nick British English]
He filched a bottle of wine from the cellar.
He filched a bottle of wine from the cellar.