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.