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snatch off

snatch off:

1. dērĭpio, 3: to s. off the dress from her bosom, d. vestem a pectore, Ov. M. 9, 637: cf. d. velamina ex humeris, ib. 6, 566: d. pellem leoni, ib. 3, 52: v. TO TEAR OFF.

2. avello, 3: v. TO PLUCK OFF, PULL OFF, TAKE OFF. Phr.: to s. (or tear) off one's travelling cloak (i. e. to press one to stay), scindere paenulam alicui, Cic. Att. 13, 33, 4.

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