Section F, G and H

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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.

Filch"er (f&ibreve;lch"&etilde;r), n.
One who filches; a thief.

Filch"ing*ly, adv. By pilfering or
petty stealing.

File (fīl), n. [F. file
row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L.
filum a thread. Cf. Enfilade, Filament,
Fillet.] 1. An orderly succession; a
line; a row; as: (a) (Mil)
A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in
contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers
standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops,
which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the
battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 45) First and Last Things (page 257) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 29)

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