filch
Something which has been filched or stolenSomething which has been filched or stolen.
» When I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time.
Meaning
4 sensesSomething which has been filched or stolen.
Diebesgut
An act of filching; larceny, theft.
(obsolete)A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.
(obsolete)A hooked stick used to filch objects.
Examples
3 sentencesWhen I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time.
Who's filched my pen?
ruКто у меня ручку стащил? — marafon
deWer hat mir den Stift geklaut? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Skura filched a few notes from Yanni's wallet.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertFrom Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertain, but it is likely from or related to Old English fylċian (“to marshal troops”) and Old English ġefylċe (“band of men, army, host”), which would make it also related to folk.
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