filch

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Synonyms: zilch, filth, finch, fitch, pilch, wilch, milch, fisch, felch, hilch, fich

Antonyms: zilch, filth, finch, fitch, pilch, wilch, milch, fisch, felch, hilch, fich

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[illegally]] [[take#Verb|take]] [[possession]] of (something, especially [[item]]s of [[low#Adjective|low]] [[value#Noun|value]]); to [[pilfer]], to [[steal#Verb|steal]].

Noun

1. Something which has been filched or [[stolen]].
2. An [[act]] of filching; [[larceny]], [[theft]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[person]] who filches; a [[filcher]], a [[pilferer]], a [[thief]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[hooked#Adjective|hooked]] [[stick]] used to filch objects.

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