snatch cly | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

cly
Money; also a pocket. He has filed the cly; he has picked a pocket. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Snatch
·noun The handle of a scythe; a snead. II. Snatch ·noun To seize and transport away; to <<Rap>>. I...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
snatch
A hasty repast; a snack. Scottish.--Jamieson. Our kind host and hostess would not go before taking ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
snatch
Any open lead for a rope: if not furnished with a sheave, it is termed a dumb snatch, as on the bows...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Snatch block
·- a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
snatch-block
A single iron-bound block, with an opening in one side above the sheave, in which the bight of a rop...

The Sailor's Word-Book
cly the jerk
To be whipped. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose