nab

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

A hat. Penthouse nab; a large hat.


to nab

To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be privately whipped. To nab the stoop; to stand in the pillory. To nab the rust; a jockey term for a horse that becomes restive. To nab the snow: to steal linen left out to bleach or dry. CANT.

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