Carabine, f. (popular), sweetheart of a “carabin,” or medical student; (military) whip.
Carabiné, adj. (popular), excessive, violent. Un mal de tête ——, a violent headache. Une plaisanterie carabinée, a spicy joke.
Carabiner (military), les côtes, to thrash. See [Voie].
Carabinier, m. (popular), de la Faculté, chemist.
Carafe, f. (cads’), throat, or “gutter lane;” mouth, or “mug.” Fouetter de la ——, to have an offensive breath.
Carambolage, m. (popular), collision; general set-to; coition, or “chivalry.” Properly cannoning at billiards.
Caramboler (popular), to come into collision with anything; to strike two persons at one blow; to thrash a person or several persons. Also corresponds to the Latin futuere. The old poet Villon termed this “chevaulcher,” or “faire le bas mestier,” and Rabelais called it, “faire la bête à deux dos.” Properly “caramboler” signifies to make a cannon at billiards.
Carant, m. (thieves’), board; square piece of wood. A corruption of carré, square.
Carante, f. (thieves’), table.
Carapata, m. (popular), pedestrian; bargee; (cavalry) recruit, or “Johnny raw.”