[Canule], f. (popular), tedious man, bore. Canule, properly speaking, is a clyster-pipe.
Canuler (popular), to annoy, to bore.
Canuleur. See [Canule].
Caoutchouc, m. (popular), clown. Properly india-rubber.
[Cap], m. (thieves’), chief warder at the hulks. (Familiar) Doubler le ——, to go a roundabout way in order to avoid meeting a creditor, or passing before his door. Doubler le —— des tempêtes, to clear safely the 1st or 15th of the month, when certain payments are due. Doubler le —— du terme, to be able to pay one’s rent when due. Doubler un ——, to be able to pay a note of hand when it falls due.
[Capahut], f. (thieves’), voler à la ——, to murder an accomplice so as to get possession of his share of the booty.
Capahuter. See [Capahut].
Cape, f. (thieves’), handwriting.
Capet, m. (popular), hat, or “tile.” See [Tubard].
Capine, f. (thieves’), inkstand.