Calence, f. (popular), dearth of work.
Caler (popular), to do; to do nothing; to be out of work, or “out of collar;” to strike work; —— l’école, to play the truant. Se ——, to eat. Se —— les amygdales, to eat, “to grub.” (Thieves’) Caler des boulins aux lourdes, to bore holes in doors.
Caleter (popular), to decamp, “to hook it.” See [Patatrot].
Caleur (popular), lazy workman, or “shicer;” man out of work; butler; waiter (from the German kellner).
Calfater (sailors’), se —— le bec, to eat. Literally to caulk.
Caliborgne. See [Calorgne].
Calicot, m. (familiar), draper’s assistant, or “counter jumper.”
Calicote, sweetheart, or “flame,” of a “knight of the yard.”
Californien (popular), rich, “worth a lot of tin.” See [Monacos].
Câlin, m., small tin fountain which the retailers of coco carry on their backs. Coco is a cooling draught made of liquorice, lemon, and water.