Argotier, m. (thieves’), one of the brotherhood of thieves, or “family man.”
Argousin, m. (popular), foreman, or “boss.”
Arguche, m. (thieves’), cant, or “flash;” a fool, dunce, or “go-along.”
Arguemine, f. (thieves’), hand, or “famm.”
Aricoteur, m. (thieves’), executioner.
Aristo, m. for aristocrat (popular), a man in comfortable circumstances.
Aristocrate, m., an appellation given by prisoners to one of their number whose means allow him to obtain victuals from the canteen.
[Arlequin] (popular), broken victuals of every description mixed up and retailed to poor people. The word has passed into the language.
Autrefois chez Paul Niquet
Fumait un vaste baquet