Pontaniou, m. (sailors’), prison.
Ponter (gamesters’), to stake; —— dur, to play high; —— sec, to stake large sums at intervals. (Bohemians’) Ponter, to pay, “to fork out.”
Pontes pour l’af, f. pl. (thieves’), a gathering of card-sharpers.
Ponteur, m. (popular), man who keeps a woman; (familiar and popular) gamester.
Pontife, m. (popular), shoemaker. An allusion to the souliers à pont in fashion at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Souverain ——, master shoemaker.
Ponton, m. (popular), d’amarrage, hulks. (Sailors’) Devenir ——, to become old, worn out.
Jamais si longtemps qu’il vivra
Si ponton qu’il devienne,
Jamais ceux qui l’ont pris sous l’bras,
Jamais le capitaine,