patachon : A patachon was, in the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries, a driver or a person assigned to the service or guarding of a patache, a sort of poor quality diligence, heavy and slow.
The patachons, always on the way, being reputed to lead a disorderly life and drink a lot.
The expression lead a patachon life has remained in the French language.