Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a blow on the nose.

c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Snitchel, c. a Filip on the Nose.
1725		New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698].
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698].