18(?). Bradley, Tales of College Life, p. 19. That’s the ticket; that will just land me in time for gates. 1881. Lang, xxxii Ballades, ‘Of Midsummer Term.’ When freshmen are careless of gates. Verb. (University).—To confine wholly or during certain hours within the college gate for some infraction of discipline. 1835. The Snobiad (Whibley, Cap and Gown, p. 141). Two proctors kindly holding either arm Staunch the dark blood and gate him for the term. 1853. Bradley, Verd. Green, I., ch. xii. He won’t hurt you much, Giglamps! Gate and chapel you! 1861. Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, ch. xii. Now you’ll both be gated probably, and the whole crew will be thrown out of gear. 1865. Cornhill Mag., p. 227. He is requested to confine himself to college after a specified hour, which is familiarly termed being gated. 1870. Morning Advertiser, 23 May. The two least culpable of the party have been gated. The gate, subs. phr. (various).—Among fishmongers, Billingsgate; among thieves, Newgate. Cf., Lane, Row, Garden, etc. 1877. Five Years’ Penal Servitude, ch. i., p. 5. The ‘steel,’ a slang name of the large metropolitan prisons, as the gate is for Newgate. To break gates, verb. phr.—(University).—To stay out of college after hours. To be at Gates, verb. phr. (Winchester College).—To assemble in Seventh Chamber passage, preparatory to going to Hills or Cathedral. 1870. Mansfield, School Life, p. 149. Soon after morning chapel on a holiday or a remedy all the boys assembled at gates. On the gate, adv. phr. (thieves’).—On remand. Gate-Bill, subs. (University).—The record of an undergraduate’s failure to be within the precincts of his college at, or before, a specified time at night. 1803. Gradus ad Cant., p. 128. To avoid gate-bills he will be out at night as late as he pleases ... climb over the college wall, and fee his gyp well. Gate-money, subs. (colloquial).—The charge for admission to a race-meeting. See Gate, subs., sense 1. 1885. Daily News, 25 May, p. 3, c. 2. The truth of the matter is, that so far as sport goes, open meetings like those at Bath and Salisbury cannot stand up against gate-money meetings such as Manchester. 1888. Sporting Life, 10 Dec. The comfort that is brought home at our great gate-money meetings gatherings to every visitor. Gate-of-Horn, subs. phr. (venery). The female pudendum. Cf., Horn, and for synonyms, see Monosyllable. Gate-of-Life, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum. Also Gate-of-Horn. For synonyms, see Monosyllable. Gater, subs. (Winchester College).—A plunge head foremost into a pot (q.v.). Gate-race (or -meeting), subs. (sporting).—Formerly, a contest not got up for sport but entrance money; now a race or athletic meeting to which admission is by payment. 1881. Daily News, 14 July. Few of these athletics care to compete at gate-meetings.