I am ... we all are, down to the dog. And he’s the downiest one of the lot—Ch. Dickens.
Mec à la ——. See [Mec]. Chevalier de la ——, professional parasite, spunger, “quiller.”
Redresseur, m. (obsolete), thief, pickpocket, “fogle-hunter.” In old English cant, “foyster.”
Redresseuse, f. (obsolete), prostitute and thief, “mollisher.”
Réduit, m. (thieves’), purse, “skin.”
Réemballer (popular), to imprison afresh.
Refaire (familiar and popular), to dupe, “to do.”
Z... un autre journaliste, après avoir longtemps bohémisé, carotté, refait tous ses camarades.—A. Sirven.
Refaire au même, to pay back in the same coin, to give a Roland for an Oliver. Se ——, to recoup one’s losses at a game. (Popular) Refaire dans le dur, to dupe, “to bilk.” Se —— le torse, to have refreshment. (Thieves’) Se —— de sorgue, to have supper.
Refait, adj. (general), être ——, to be duped, or “done.”