#cants

• Anti-friction — Reducing friction and mechanical wear between two metallic surfaces in rotation or translation; as a feminine noun, it designates a special alloy (based on tin, lead, or copper, like Babbitt metal) or a lubricating treatment applied to decrease structural friction.
• Argots — The plural form of the noun argot, used to designate the set of variants, social dialects, or systems of conventional and codified language developed simultaneously within various human groups in a society. The term reflects the plurality and diversity of cryptic expression forms, each with its own vocabulary.