CANICHE, _m._ (popular), _general term for a dog_. Properly _poodle_. Termed also “cabgie, cabot.” It also has the signification of _spectacles_, an allusion to the dog, generally a poodle, which acts as the blind man’s guide. (Thieves’) Caniche, _a bale provided with handles_, compared to a poodle’s ears. CANNE, _f._ (police and thieves’), _surveillance exercised by the police on the movements of liberated convicts_. Also _a liberated convict who has a certain town assigned him as a place of residence, and which he is not at liberty to leave_. Casser sa ----, _to break bounds_. Une vieille ----, or une ----, _an old offender_. (Literary) Canne, _dismissal, the_ “sack.” Offrir une ----, _to dismiss from one’s employment_, “to give the sack.” CANON, _m._ (popular), _glass of wine drunk at the bar of a wine-shop_. Grand ----, _the fifth of a litre of wine_, and petit ----, _half that quantity_. Viens prendre un ---- su’ l’ zinc, mon vieux zig, _I say, old fellow, come and have a glass at the bar_. Se bourrer le ----, _to eat to excess_, “to scorf.” CANONNER (popular), _to drink wine at a wine-shop_; _to be an habitual tippler_. CANONNEUR, _m._ (popular), _tippler, a wine bibber_. CANONNIER DE LA PIÈCE HUMIDE, _m._ (military), _hospital orderly_. CANONNIÈRE, _f._ (popular), _the behind_, or “tochas.” See VASISTAS. Charger la ----, _to eat_, “to grub.” Gargousses de la ----, _vegetables_. CANT, _m._ (familiar), _show of false virtue_. From the English word. CANTALOUP, _m._ (popular), _fool_, “duffer,” or “cull.” Properly _a kind of melon_. Ah çà! d’où sort-il donc ce cantaloup.--=RICARD.= CANTIQUE, _m._ (freemasons’), _bacchanalian song_. CANTON, _m._ (thieves’), _prison_, or “stir.” For synonyms see MOTTE. Comte de ----, _jailer_, “dubsman,” or “jigger-dubber.” CANTONADE, _f._ (literary), écrire à la ----, _to write productions which are_ _not read by the public_. From a theatrical expression, Parler à la ----, _to speak to an invisible person behind the scenes_. CANTONNIER, _m._ (thieves’), _prisoner_, _one in_ “quod.” CANULANT, _adj._ (familiar), _tedious_, _tiresome_, “boring.” From canule, _a clyster-pipe_. CANULARIUM, _m._ (Ecole Normale), _ordeal which new pupils have to go through, such as passing a mock examination_. CANULE, _f._ (popular), _tedious man_, _bore_. Canule, properly speaking, is _a clyster-pipe_. CANULER (popular), _to annoy_, _to bore_. CANULEUR. See CANULE. CAOUTCHOUC, _m._ (popular), _clown_. Properly _india-rubber_. CAP, _m._ (thieves’), _chief warder at the hulks_. (Familiar) Doubler le ----, _to go a roundabout way in order to avoid meeting a creditor, or passing before his door_. Doubler le ---- des tempêtes, _to clear safely the 1st or 15th of the month, when certain payments are due_. Doubler le ---- du terme, _to be able to pay one’s rent when due_. Doubler un ----, _to be able to pay a note of hand when it falls due_.