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.