SNATCH (3)

Snatch (?), n. 1. 1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly.
2. 2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. Tusser.
They move by fits and snatches. Bp. Wilkins. 3. 3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap.
We have often little snatches of sunshine. Spectator. Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct answer. Shak.