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Rh passed for no less: We say still, the greatest Clarks (or Scholars) are not the Wisest Men: And the Scots much to the same Effect. An Ounce of Mother-Wit is worth a Pound of Clergy, or Book-learning.

Claw'd off, lustily lasht, also swingingly Poxt.

Clear, c. very Drunk. The Cull is clear, let's Bite him. c. The Fellow is Damn'd Drunk, let's Sharp him.

Cleave, has two contrary Senses under one Sound; for to cleave, (Verb Neuter) is to cling close or stick fast, and to cleave, (verb Active) is to part or divide; as to cleave asunder, when Cleft and Cloven.

Clench, a pun or quible; also to nick a Business by timing it.

Cleymes, c. Sores without Pain raised on Beggers Bodies by their own Artifice and cunning, (to move charity) by bruising Crows-foot, Speerwort, and Salt together, and clapping them on the Place, which frets the Skin, then with a Linnen rag, which sticks close to it; they tear off the Skin, and strew on it a little Powder'd Arsnick, which makes it look angrily or ill favoredly, as if it were a real Sore.

Click, c. to Snatch. I have Clickt the Nab from the Cull, c. I whipt the Hat from the Man's Head. Click the rum Topping, c. Snatch that Woman's fine Commode.

Clicker, the Shoemaker's Journey-man, or Servant, that Cutts out all the Work, and stands at or walks before the Door, and saies, what d'ye' lack Sir, what d'ye buy Madam.

Clicket, Copulation of Foxes, and sometimes, used waggishly for that of Men and Women.

Clinker c. a crafty Fellow.