Le remisage, tenu par le rustau, est le fourgat des voleurs ou assassins de grandes routes travaillant en province et opérant jusqu’à l’étranger.—Mémoires de Monsieur Claude.


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Sabache, adj. and m. (popular), foolish; dunce, or “dunderhead.” A corruption of “sabot,” a disparaging slangy epithet.

Sable, m. (thieves’), sugar; stomach, or “middle piece.” Les sables, the cells. (Popular) Sable, money. An allusion to the colour of gold. (Freemasons’) Sable blanc, salt; —— jaune, pepper.

Sabler (thieves’), to kill one by striking him with an eel-skin bag filled with sand.

Saboche, f. (popular), awkward person; bad workman. A corruption of sabot.

Sabocher, saboter (popular), to do bad work.

Sabord, m. (popular), jeter un coup de ——, to examine the accuracy of the work; to control.

Saborder (sailors’), to thrash.