Capir (thieves’), to write, or “to screeve.”
[Capiston], m. (military), captain; —— bêcheur, an officer who acts as public prosecutor at courts-martial. Termed also “capitaine bêcheur.”
Capitaine (thieves’), stock-jobber; financier; (military) —— bêcheur, see [Capiston]; —— de la soupe, an officer who has never been under fire.
Capitainer (thieves’), to be a stock-jobber.
Capital, m. (popular), maidenhead. Villon, fifteenth century, terms it “ceincture.”
Capitole, m. (schoolboys’), formerly the black hole.
Capitonnée, adj. (popular), is said of a stout woman.
Capitonner (popular), se ——, to grow stout.
Capitulard, m. (familiar and popular), term of contempt applied during the war of 1870 to those who were in favour of surrender.
Caporal, m., tobacco of French manufacture.