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Meanings of make a snatch in English

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Usage of make a snatch in English
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Hadn't even time to make a snatch for my revolver.
In Search of El Dorado
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Some of the largest males advanced so close as to make a snatch at Omrah.
The Mission
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There are precious few real men about and lots of women to make a snatch at them.
Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence
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I give a little agonized yell, and make a snatch at Frank, while my fingers clutch his nearest hand with the tenacity of a devil-fish.
Nancy: A Novel
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Ann straightened herself and made a snatch at her fugitive dignity.
The Vision of Desire
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She made a snatch at him, and he bit her finger.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844
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He made a snatch at it and drew forth- anakedbaby!
The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
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And with flushed face she made a snatch at it.
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
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My friend made a snatch at what he supposed was the boy card, and-lost
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
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As he spoke he made a snatch at my watch-chain.
Robert Falconer
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In a rage, the Master made a snatch at a metal flower-wreath to throw at him.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 4
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She made a snatch at it with the tongs, but a flame sprang up and forestalled her.
The Luckiest Girl in the School
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Then he made a snatch at it.
The Beetle: A Mystery
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A quick flush spread over his haggard features, and he made a snatch at his tinsel crown.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 / A Maga...
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The orphan made a snatch at it, but received only a box on the ear from the officer.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
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Suddenly he moved, made a snatch at the front of his overalls, and put something into his mouth.
The Lost Naval Papers
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