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filch
(filch)
Pronunciation:
/fɪltʃ/
verb
[
with object
]
informal
pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way:
they filched milk off morning doorsteps
Derivatives
filcher
noun
Origin:
Middle English
: of unknown origin
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