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A hard hitter; a slugger. [Cant or Slang] T. Hughes.

To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]

A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. [Old Slang] Dr. Favour.

To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang]

One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter. [Cant or Slang]

A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill. [Cant or Slang]

A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy. [Slang] Fielding.

Anything very large or extraordinary. [Slang]

The nose. [Pugilists' Slang]

cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. v. 39. And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead. 1 Sam. xvii. 49.

To ridicule to the face; to quiz. [Old Slang]

Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. [Slang] Snap back (Football), the act of snapping back the ball. -- Snap beetle, or Snap bug (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Elateridæ, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; -- call…

Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. [Slang]

A tailor. [Slang] Nares. C. Kingsley.

angry or offended. Shak. -- Up to snuff, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute. [Slang]

To drink intemperately or gluttonously. [Slang]

A hard drinker. [Slang] South.

To flatter; to wheedle. [Slang]

r ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. [Slang, U.S.]

Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]