To steal. To cloy the clout; to steal the handkerchief. To cloy the lour; to steal money. CANT.
·vt To spike, as a cannon. II. Cloy ·vt To stroke with a claw. III. Cloy ·vt To penetrate or pierc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A pick pocket. To file; to rob or cheat. The file, or bungnipper, goes generally in company with two...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
To drive an iron spike by main force into the vent or touch-hole of a gun, which renders it unservic...
The Sailor's Word-Book