But I had seen the 'bay lynx' of Louisiana do some 'dodges' as cunning as that,-such as Claying his feet to make the hounds lose the scent, and, after running backwards and forwards upon a fallen log, leap into the tops of trees, and get off in that way."
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
On their receipt, they are placed in large storehouses, where the familiar operation of Claying is performed.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes
Bad luck to this marching, Pipe-Claying, and starching, How neat one must be to be killed by the French, I'm sick of parading, Through wet and cowld wading, Or standing all night to be shot in a trench.
"Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)"
Charles Lever