Pinçants, m. pl. (old cant), scissors. Termed also “fauchants, fauchettes.”
Pinçard, m. (cavalry), horseman who possesses strong thighs, and has, in consequence, a firm grip in the saddle. From pince, grip.
Pince, f. (thieves’), hand, or “duke.” (Horsemen’s) Pince, grip of the thighs. (Popular) Chaud de la ——, fond of women. La pince is the fork.
Puis, comme c’était un chaud de la pince qui faisait des enfants à toutes les figurantes de l’Odéon.—E. Monteil.
(Card-sharpers’) Pince, a box constructed on cheating principles, and used by sharpers at the game called consolation, a game played with dice.
Pinceau, m. (military), broom.
Allons ... nous sommes de corvée de quartier, il va falloir aller jouer du pinceau avant un quart d’heure.—Dubois de Gennes.
(Freemasons’) Pinceau, pen; (popular) hand, or foot, “daddle, or hoof.” Détacher un coup de —— dans la giberne, to kick one’s behind, “to toe one’s bum.” Détacher un coup de —— sur la frimousse, to give a box on the ear, “to give a bang in the mug, to fetch a wipe in the gills, or mug,” or, as the Americans term it, “to give a biff in the jaw.”
Pince-cul, m. (popular), low dancing-hall patronized by prostitutes and roughs. An allusion to the liberties which male dancers take with their partners.
Pince-dur, m. (military), adjutant. From pincer, to nab.