_BEEVER-TIME_—A quarter of an hour’s relaxation allowed to the boys in the middle of afternoon school in summer, to give them an opportunity of disposing of _BEEVERS_—A portion of bread and allowance of beer laid out in hall at the time above mentioned; from the French _boire_, _buveur_. _BIBLE CLERK_—An office held by the Præfects in full power in rotation; it lasted for a week. The duties were to collect the Verse and Prose tasks; to keep order in School; to give in the names of those boys who were condemned to be “Bibled,” (_v. inf._,) and afterwards assist at their execution; to take the place of the Præfect of Hall when absent, &c., &c. _BIBLER, or BIBLING_—A flogging of six cuts, when the Bible Clerk and Ostiarius laid bare a hand’s-breadth of the small of the victim’s back. _BILL BRIGHTERS_—Small faggots used for lighting kitchen fire. _BLOW_—To blush. _BLUCHERS_—Præfects not in full power; a metaphor taken from the half boot. _BOB_—A large white jug, holding about a gallon. _BONER_—A blow given with the fist on the lowest vertebra. _BOOK_—The School was divided into three classes, called Sixth, Fifth, and Fourth Book. The Præfects formed the former. Fifth Book was divided into Senior, Middle, and Junior Part. The remaining lower boys constituted Fourth Book. _BOOKS, THE_—The prizes given to the two boys at the head of each Part at the end of each Half; they used at one time to be given by the Duke of Buckingham, now by Lord Saye and Sele. Also anybody who had got the largest score on his side in a cricket match, was said “to have got Books.” _BOOKS CHAMBERS_—Certain hours on a Remedy, (_v. inf._,) during which the boys had to attend in School, no Master being present. _BOOKS, UP TO_—A Part (_v. s._) was said to be so, when it was ranged on the “Rows” (_v. inf._) before a Master, for the purpose of repeating a lesson. _BOOTS AND LEATHERS_—A Commoner Peal, (_v. inf._) _BREADPICKERS_—A nominal office, one being in the gift of each of the four senior Commoner Præfects, which excused the holder from fagging. _BROCK_—To teaze, chaff, or _badger_. _BROLLY_—An umbrella. _BRUM_—Without money. _BULKY_—Generous. C. _CANDLEKEEPERS_—The seven Inferiors (_v. inf._) who had been in College the longest time. They were excused from all fagging, though if there was an absolute dearth of Juniors, Præfects in full power had (though they rarely exercised it) the right to fag them. They were allowed a Breakfast fag in Hall, and a Valet (_v. inf._) in Chambers; and the Senior Candlekeeper had the power of fagging the twenty Juniors on the School side of Seventh Chamber Passage Gate. _CANDLESTICKS_—Candidates for admission into College. _CARGO_—A hamper of eatables sent to a boy by his friends. _CAT’S HEAD_—A Dispar, (_v. inf._,) the end of a shoulder of mutton. _CHAMBER DAY_—A day on which access was allowed to Chambers during the whole day. _CHILD_—Each of the Electors appointed one; his principal duty was to pocket a sovereign.