subs. (common).—Swindling.
1821. P. EGAN, Tom and Jerry, p. 118. The no-pinned hero, on being elevated, gave, as a toast, ‘Success to FLAT-CATCHING,’ which produced roars of laughter and shouts of approbation.
1869. GREENWOOD, The Seven Curses of London. To mark the many kinds of bait that are used in FLAT-CATCHING, as the turf slang has it.
