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To PINCH,

to steal or convey slily any Thing away. To pinch on the Parsons side; to sharp him of his Tithes. At a Pinch, upon a Push or Exigence.

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Entry taken from 1736 Canting Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey.

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PICKLED
PIG
PIG-Widgeon
To PIKE
PIMP-Whiskin
To PINCH
PINK'D
PIT
PIT a Pat
PLANT
PLAISTER of hot Guts

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The Vulgar Tongue originally collected by Grose, 1811.

Also see examples in Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes collected by John S. Farmer (1896).