In the north a crooked piece of iron for catching crabs.
A coast name for a species of crab that devours cuttle-fish greedily. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·noun Act of cleeking; a clutch. II. Cleek ·add. ·vt To hook or link (together); hence, to ma...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to catch at a thing hastily. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose