Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737
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To CLENCH
To CLENCH, to nick a Business by timing it; as The Cull has clench'd the Job at a Pinch. The Rogue has nick'd the Time, before any Passengers came by, who might have rescu'd the plunder'd Person.
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