Grécer (thieves’), to swindle at cards. From “grec,” card-sharper.
Grecquerie, f. (familiar), tribe of card-sharpers.
Gréer (naval), se ——, to dress oneself, “to rig oneself out.”
Greffer (popular), to be hungry, “to be bandied.” Je greffe, or je déclare, I am hungry. (Thieves’) Greffer, to steal an object by skilfully whisking it up, “to nip.”
Greffier, m. (popular and thieves’), cat, or “long-tailed beggar.” From griffe, claw.
C’est la dabuche Michelon
Qu’a pomaqué son greffier,
Qui jacte par la venterne
Qui le lui refilera,
Le dab Lustucru