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filch

The correct spelling is filch.

How to pronounce filch

/fɪltʃ/
noun

IPA: /fɪltʃ/

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The correct spelling is filch. Something which has been filched or stolen. For example: "Hey, someone filched my wallet!"

Usage Examples

Hey, someone filched my wallet!

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Something which has been filched or stolen.
  2. 2.An act of filching; larceny, theft.
  3. 3.A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.
  4. 4.A hooked stick used to filch objects.

verb

  1. 1.To illegally take possession of (especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

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