_FRATER_—Brother. _FROUT_—Angry. _FUNCTIOR_—The rushlight in each chamber. _FURKED_—To be expelled. G. _GAIN A YEAR BY ELECTION_—A boy (not being a Founder) was obliged to leave at the Election immediately succeeding his eighteenth birthday; he whose birthday came shortly after Election, was thus enabled to stay till he was nearly nineteen, and was so said “to gain a year.” _GAGS_—Slang name for _GATHERINGS_—Criticisms on some Greek or Latin author, written in Latin by Sixth Book and Senior Part, eight times in the year. In the other Parts an analysis of some history, in English, was so called. _GATER_—A spring head-foremost into “Pot,” (_v. inf._,) over one of the projecting handles of the canal lock-gate. _GATES_—When the boys were assembled together in Seventh chamber passage, preparatory to going on to Hills or Cathedral, they were said “to be at Gates.” _GLOPE_—To spit. [Illustration: GOAL.] _GOAL_—_1st_, The boy who stood at the centre of each end during a game of football, and acted as umpire. _2d_, The score made (three) when the ball was kicked between his legs, or over his head without his touching it. _GOMER_—_1st_, A pewter dish; _2d_, A new hat. One of the Commoner Peals (_v. inf._) was “Gomer Hats.” _GOWNER_—The Goal (_v. sup._) at football stood with his legs stretched out, and a gown rolled up in a ball at each foot. When the ball was kicked over either of these gowns, without Goal’s touching it, this counted two for the party who kicked it, and was called “a Gowner.” _GREASER_—A mode of torture performed by rubbing a boy’s head hard with the knuckles. _GROTIUS TIME_—From seven P.M. to a quarter before eight on Sundays, in Cloister time, when Sixth Book and Senior Part went into school to translate the work of that author. _GROUND ASH_—A young ash sapling. _GUTTER_—An abortive attempt at a Header, (_v. inf._,) ending in the performer falling flat on the water, instead of going in head-foremost. H. _HAVES_—Half Boots. _HERE_—The call used by Commoner Præfects when they required the attendance of a Junior. _HIGH-LOWS_—Very thick low shoes, NOT half boots. _HILLS_—St Catherine’s Hill, a green hill about one mile and a-half from College, about five hundred feet high, and near the top surrounded by a deep trench, the remains of an old Roman camp. The boys had to ascend this twice a day on whole Holidays and Remedies, once before breakfast, and again at half-past two. In the summer they also went out in the evening, but did not ascend Hills, but disported themselves below. These sorties were called “going on to Hills,” the evening expedition being called “Underhills.” _HISS, THE_—The signal given at the commencement of school hours when a Master was coming in. _HOLLIS_—An oval pebble. _HOUSLE_—To hustle.