Chapon, m. (popular), monk. Cage à chapons, monastery. Des chapons de Limousin, chestnuts.
Chapska, m. (popular), hat, or “tile.” See [Tubard].
Char, m. (familiar), numéroté, cab.
Charcuter (popular), to amputate.
Charcutier (popular), clumsy workman; surgeon, “sawbones.”
Chardonneret, m. (thieves’), gendarme. An allusion to his red, white, and yellow uniform. Properly a goldfinch.
Charenton, m. (popular), absinthe. The dépôt for lunatics being at Charenton, the allusion is obvious.
Chargé, adj. (popular), tipsy, “tight.” See [Pompette]. (Coachmen’s) Etre ——, to have a “fare.”
Charger (coachmen’s), to take up a “fare;” (prostitutes’) to find a client; (cavalry) —— en ville, to go to town.