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Subs. (venery).—The penis.
Clump, subs. (common).—A blow,
generally a heavy one, with the
hand.—See quots. under verbal
sense. For synonyms, see Bang,
Dig, and Wipe.
Verb (common).—To strike; to give a heavy blow. Fr., faire du bifteck. For synonyms, see Tan.
1864. Derby Day, p. 52. 'We can't give 'em in charge now.'. . . 'Because why? I'll tell you . . . we shouldn't know when to spot 'em. No I want to clump them. It will spoil sport to call in the bobbies.'
1874. W. E. Henley, MS. Ballad. Which they calls me the Professor, But I'm only Hogan's Novice, Bloody artful with the mufflers, And a mark on fancy clumping.
1888. Daily News, 2 Jan., p. 7, col. 1. The prisoner clumped (struck) both of them, and then ran away.
Clumper, subs. (common).—1. A
thick, heavy boot for walking.
[Clumps in shoemakers' technology
= extra fore or half soles.]
Cf., quot. under Clumping.
For synonyms, see Trotter-cases.
2. (common).—One that clumps; a 'basher.'
Clumperton, subs. (old).—A
countryman. For synonyms, see
Joskin.
1870. All the Year Round, Mar. 5. 'Byegone Cant (Geo. II.).' Clumpertons agape at the giant proportions of the still somewhat new St. Paul's would turn from their wondering walks to shudder and shrink at the ghastly gallows exhibition at Newgate.
Clumping, verbal subs. (common).—Walking
heavily and noisily:
as in hobnails or in clogs.
1864. [From Hotten s MS. Collection, n.d.] 'Why, woman! dost 'oo think I'se had naught better to do than go clumping up and down the sky a-searching for thy Tummas?'
Cly, subs. (thieves').—1. A pocket;
purse; sack; or basket. For
synonyms, see Brigh and Sky-*rocket.
1714. Memoirs of John Hall (4 ed.). p. 12. Cly: a pocket.
1742. Charles Johnson, Highwaymen and Pirates, p. 252. Filing a cly which is picking pockets of watches, money, books or handkerchiefs.
1748. T. Dyche, Dict. (5 ed.). Cly (s.): the cant term for . . . purse or pocket.
1818. Maginn, from Vidocq. The Pickpocket's Chaunt. A regular swell cove lushy lay. To his clies my hooks I throw in, Tol, lol, etc.
1834. Ainsworth, Rookwood. No knuckler so deftly could fake a cly.
1858. A. Mayhew, Paved with Gold, bk. II., ch. i., p. 69. They're just made for hooking a fogle [handkerchief] out of a clye.
1878. Charles Hindley, Life and Times of James Catnach. Frisk the cly and fork the rag, Draw the fogles plummy.
2. (thieves').—Money.
1748. T. Dyche, Dictionary (5 ed.), Cly (s.): the cant name for money, a purse, or a pocket.
1785. Grose, Dict. Vulg. Tongue, Cly: money.
1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v.
Verb (old).—1. To take; have; receive; pocket: in fact, 'to cop.'
1567. Harman, Caveat (1814), p. 66. The ruffian cly thee, the deuil take thee.
1609. Dekker, a Gypsy song, in Lanthorne and Candlelight, etc. The Ruffin cly the nab of the Harman beck. If we mawnd Pannam, lap or Ruff-peck.
Cly-Faker, subs. (thieves').—A
pickpocket. [From cly, a pocket,
+ fake, to steal. + er.] For
synonyms, see Stookhauler.
