What does "nab" mean?
Nab: (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. Knight.
Additional senses
- 2.(Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight.
- 3.To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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