Calain, m. (thieves’), vine-dresser.
Calancher (vagrants’), to die, “to croak.” See [Pipe].
Calande (thieves’), walk, lounge.
Calandriner (popular), le sable, to live a wretched, poverty-stricken life.
Cale, f. (sailors’), se lester la ——, to eat and drink. See [Mastiquer].
Calé, calée, adj., properly propped up; (popular) well off, “with plenty of the needful.”
Calebasse, f. (popular), head, or “cocoa-nut.” Grande ——, tall, thin, badly attired woman. Vendre la ——, to reveal a secret.
Calebasses, f. (popular), large soft breasts. Literally gourds.
Calège, f. (thieves’), kept woman.