AMBES, _f. pl._ (thieves’), _legs_, “gambs.” AMBIER (thieves’), _to flee_, “to pike.” See PATATROT. Et mezière de happer le taillis et ambier le plus gourdement possible.--_Jargon de l’Argot._ (_I got off, and ran away as fast as possible._) AMBRELLIN (Breton cant), _son_. AMBULANTE, _f._ (thieves’), _female who is at once a hawker_, _a thief_, _and a prostitute_. AMENDIER, _m._ (theatrical), fleuri, _stage manager_, “daddy.” A play on the word amende, _a fine_, the connection being obvious. AMENER (popular), s’----, _to come_, _to go to_. Le voilà qui s’amène, _here he comes_. AMÉRICAIN (thieves’), _confederate of a thief, who goes by the name of Jardinier_. The pair induce a simpleton to dig at the foot of a tree for a buried treasure, when they rob him of his money; _a swindler who pretends he has just returned from America_; (familiar) _a drink_, _something between grog and punch_. Faire l’œil ----, _to scrutinize with searching glance_. Oeil ----, _eye with purposely amorous_, “killing,” _expression_; also _a very sharp eye_. AMÉRICAINE, vol à l’ (see CHARRIAGE). AMI (thieves’), _expert thief_, “gonnof;” ---- de collège, _prison chum_. AMICABLEMENT (popular), _in a friendly manner_, _affectionately_. AMINCHE, AMINCHEMAR, AMINCHEMINCE, _m._ (thieves’), _friend_, “ben cull;” ---- d’aff, _accomplice_, “stallsman.” AMIS, _m. pl._ (popular), comme cochons, “thick” _friends_. AMITEUX, _adj._ (popular), _friendly_, _amiable_, _gentle_. AMOCHER (popular), _to bruise_, _to ill-treat_, to “manhandle.” S’---- la gueule, _to maul one another’s face_, to “mug” _one another_. AMORCÉ, _adj._ (popular), _furnished_, _garnished_. V’la qu’est richement amorcé, j’en suis moi-même ébaubi.--=RICHEPIN.= AMOUREUX (popular), _hunchback_, or “lord;” ---- de carême, _a timid lover_. Literally a “Lent lover.” (Printers’) Papier ----, _paper that blots_. AMPAFLE, _m._ (thieves’), _cloth_. AMPHI, _m._ (students’), abbreviation of amphithéâtre, _lecture room_. AMPHIBIE (typographers’), _typographer who is at the same time a printer and reader_, “donkey.” AMPREFAN (Breton cant), _a low_, _insulting expression_. AMUSATIF, _adj._ (popular), _amusing_, _funny_. AMUSER (popular), s’---- à la moutarde, _to neglect one’s duty or work for trifles_, _tomfooleries_. AN, _m._ (thieves’), _litre_, _measure for wine_. ANARCHO, _m._, _anarchist_. ANASTASIE, _f._, _literary and theatrical official censorship_. ANCHOIS, _m._ (popular), yeux bordés d’----, _eyes with inflamed eyelids_. ANCHTIBLER (thieves’), _to apprehend_, to “nab,” or “to smug.” ANCIEN, ANCIENNE (peasants’), _father_, _mother_. “Ancien” at the military schools _is a student who has been through the two years’ course_. In the army, _a soldier who has served one term of service at least_. ANDERLIQUE, _m._ (popular), _a dirty or foul-mouthed man_. Properly _a small tub used by scavengers_. ANDOSSE, _m._ (thieves’), _the back_.