Definition of Fich

Definition of Fich

Filch (f&ibreve;lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filched (f&ibreve;lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Filching.] [Cf. AS. feolan to stick to, OHG. felhan, felahan, to hide, Icel. fela, Goth. filhan to hide, bury, Prov. E. feal to hide slyly, OE. felen.] To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer.

Fain would they filch that little food away.

Dryden.

But he that filches from me my good name,
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.

Shak.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at
the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out
of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching
cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

to steal or swipe
Hey! Someone filched my cheese.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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