Crépin, m. (popular), shoemaker, or “snob.”
Crépine, f. (thieves’), purse, “skin,” or “poge.”
Crès (thieves’), quickly.
Crespinière (old cant), much.
Creuse, f. (popular), throat, “gutter lane.”
Creux, m. (thieves’), house; lodgings, “diggings,” “ken,” or “crib.” (Popular) Bon ——, good voice. Fichu ——, weak voice.
Crevaison, f. (popular), death. Faire sa ——, to die. Crever, to die, is said of animals. See [Pipe].
Crevant, adj. (swells’), boring to death; very amusing.
Que si vous les interrogez sur le bal de la nuit, ils vous répondront invariablement, C’était crevant, parole d’honneur.—Mahalin.