or jerk, verbal phr. (old).—See quots.

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  1567.  HARMAN, A Caveat or Warening for Common Cursetors (1814), p. 66. TO CLY THE GERKE, to get a whipping. Cf., to COP A HIDING.

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  1610.  ROWLANDS, Martin Mark-all, p. 38 [Hunterian Club’s Reprint, 1874], s.v.

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  1706.  E. COLES, English Dictionary, s.v.

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  1827.  BULWER-LYTTON, Pelham, ch. lxxxii. You deserve to CLY THE JERK for your patter.

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