On s’a fait arrondir el’globe,
On a sa p’tit’ butte, à c’qué vois....
Eh! ben, ça prouv’ qu’on n’est pas d’bois.
Gill, La Muse à Bibi.
Arrondissement, m. (popular), chef-lieu d’——, woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy, “lumpy,” or with a “white swelling.”
Arrosage, m. (popular), action of drinking, of “having something damp.”
Arroser (gamesters’), to stake repeatedly on the same card; to make repeated sacrifices in money; (military) —— ses galons, treating one’s comrades on being made a non-commissioned officer, “paying for one’s footing;” (familiar) —— un créancier, to settle small portion of debt.
[Arroseur], m. (thieves’), de verdouze, gardener, or “master of the mint.” Verdouze, for verdure.
Arrosoir, m. (thieves’), coup d’——, a glass of wine; a watering-pot.
Arsenal, m. (thieves’), arsenic.