or jerk, verbal phr. (old).See quots.
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.
1610. ROWLANDS, Martin Mark-all, p. 38 [Hunterian Clubs Reprint, 1874], s.v.
1706. E. COLES, English Dictionary, s.v.
1827. BULWER-LYTTON, Pelham, ch. lxxxii. You deserve to CLY THE JERK for your patter.