crocheter (krosh-té), v.a., to pick a lock, to do crochet-work.

se crocheter, v.r., (pop.) to fight (like blackguards).

crocheteur, n.m., porter, street-porter. Injures de —; billingsgate abuse. — de serrure; picklock, housebreaker.

crochetier (-tié), n.m., hook-maker, clasp-maker; maker of porters’ knots.

crocheton, n.m., small hooks; crotchets.

crocheu, n.m., a tool to bend card-teeth,.

crochu, -e, adj., crooked, hooked. Il a les mains —es; he is light-fingered.

crocodile, n.m., crocodile. — d’Amérique; American crocodile, alligator. Larmes de —; hypocritical tears.

crocodiléen, n.m., crocodilian.

crocus (-kus), n.m., crocus, saffron.