The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grab game
Grab \Grab\, n.
A sudden grasp or seizure.
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An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
Grab bag, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.]
Grab game, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
grab game
n. (context archaic English) A theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property.