filch vs gaffle

filch

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

noun
  • Something which has been filched or stolen. 

  • An act of filching; larceny, theft. 

gaffle

verb
  • To steal 

  • To arrest for criminal activity. 

  • To equip with a gaffle or similar weapon. 

  • To talk without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to babble. 

  • To grab or seize 

  • To get hold of, to find. 

  • To swindle or bully (someone) 

noun
  • A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively). 

  • A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired. 

How often have the words filch and gaffle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )