Grose and Egan (1823) attest the form cloy as ‘Cant’.
A form cly attested by Canadian Paul Pope (2013) with the same meaning. He also attests a form klyin ‘stealing’ which is not attested by Scottish Travellers or Gypsies.
Grose and Egan (1823) attest the form cloy as ‘Cant’. A form cly attested by Canadian Paul Pope (2013) with the same meaning. He also attests a form klyin ‘stealing’ which is not attested by Scottish Travellers or Gypsies. |