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cloyer
▪ I. cloyer1 (ˈklɔɪə(r)) One who or that which cloys.1842 Fraser's Mag. XXVI. 184 Possession, that too frequent cloyer of wedded joys.▪ II. † ˈcloyer2 Obs. Thieves' Cant. [perh. f. cloy = cly v.; or from cloy v.1: but neither appears entirely to yield the sense. Cf. also cloyner.] 1. ‘A term in the ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Jacques Colaert
after a cannonball hit the gunpowder room of the warship Den Dolphijn, the resulting explosion killing its crew and commander Captain Willem Dirkszoon Cloyer wikipedia.org
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snappage
† ˈsnappage Thieves' cant. Obs. [f. snap n. or v.] A share in the proceeds of a theft or robbery claimed by a snap or cloyer.1602 Rowlands Greenes Ghost 16 They can no sooner draw a bung but these come in for their tenths, which they generally tearm snapping, or snappage. Ibid., If the cut⁓purse den... Oxford English Dictionary
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boil
▪ I. boil, n.1 (bɔɪl) Forms: α. 1 b{yacu}l, (4 bele, biel, byil, 4–5 bule (ü), 5 beel, 4–7 byle, 6 byelle), 3–9 bile; β. 6–7 boyle, 7 boile, 7– boil. [OE. b{yacu}l: com. Teut. = OS. *bûlia (MDu. and MLG. bûle, Du. buil), OHG. *bûlia, bûlla (MHG. biule, mod.G. beule:—OTeut. bûljâ- str. fem., f. root ... Oxford English Dictionary
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snap
▪ I. snap, n. (snæp) Also 5–7 snappe, 7 (9) snapp. [Related to snap v. Cf. Du. snap, LG. snap, snapp, late MHG. snap (G. schnapp masc.; also schnappe fem.) in the same or related senses.] I. 1. A quick or sudden closing of the jaws or teeth in biting, or of scissors in cutting; a bite or cut made in... Oxford English Dictionary
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