To take any thing from a pocket. To draw a swell of a clout. To pick a gentleman’s pocket of a handkerchief. To draw the long bow; to tell lies.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
draw latches * drawersNathan Bailey's 1721 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
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