To steal, especially in a small, sly way; pilfer; take from another on a petty scale, as for the supply of a present need, or in an underhand way, as by violation of trust or good faith.
noun.
A stick with a hook at the end, used in filching articles from windows, clothes-lines, etc.
noun.
An act of theft; also, the thing stolen.
noun.
One who filches or is given to filching; a filcher.