Richepin, La Chanson des Gueux.
Arme, f. (military), passer l’—— à gauche, to die, “to lose the number of one’s mess.” See [Pipe].
Armée roulante, f. (thieves’), formerly gang of convicts chained together which used to make its way by road to the hulks.
Armoire, f. (popular), à glace, the four of any card; head; (military) —— à poils, soldiers’ knapsack, or “scran bag.” An allusion to the hairy skin that covers or covered soldiers’ knapsacks.
Arnac, m. (thieves’), à l’——, with premeditation.
Arnache, f. (popular), deceit; treachery. Etre à l’——, to be cunning, wide-awake, a “deep one;” to deceive, and not allow oneself to be deceived.
Arnacq, arnache, m. (thieves’), detective, informer, “nark.”
Arnaud, m. (popular), avoir son ——, être ——, to be in a bad humour, to be “nasty.”
Arnauder (popular), to grumble.
Arnelle (thieves’), the town of Rouen. From La Renelle, a small river.