Birbade, birbasse, birbe, birbette, birbon, m. and adj. (thieves’ and popular), old; old man; old woman.
Birbassier. See [Bibassier].
Birbe (popular), old man, old “codger;” (thieves’) —— dab, grandfather.
Birbette, m. (popular), a very old man.
Biribi, m. (thieves’), short crowbar used by housebreakers, “James,” “the stick,” or “jemmy.” Termed also “pince monseigneur, rigolo, l’enfant, Jacques, sucre de pomme, dauphin.”
Birlibi, m. (thieves’), game played by swindling gamblers with walnut shells and dice.
Birmingham (familiar), rasoir de —— (superlative of rasoir), bore.
Bisard, m. (thieves’), bellows (from bise, wind).
Biscaye (thieves’), Bicêtre, a prison.
Biscayen (thieves’), madman, one who is “balmy.” (Bicêtre has a dépôt for lunatics.)