3. (tailors’).—A block pattern. Gods of cloth = ‘classical tailors.’—Grose. See Snip. 4. (Eton).—A boy in the sixth form. 1881. Pascoe, Life in our Public Schools. A god at Eton is probably in a more exalted position, and receives more reverence than will ever afterwards fall to his lot. A sight for the gods, phr. (common).—A matter of wonderment. 1892. Hume Nisbet, Bushranger’s Sweetheart, p. 31. Stringy Bark prepared to greet his native land, was a sight for the gods to behold with satisfaction, and men to view from afar with awed respect. God Pays! phr. (old).—An expression at one time much in the mouth of disbanded soldiers and sailors (who assumed a right to live on the public charity). The modern form is, ‘If I don’t pay you, God Almighty will.’ 1605. London Prodigal, ii., 3. But there be some that bear a soldier’s form, That swear by him they never think upon; Go swaggering up and down, from house to house, Crying, God pays. 1630. Taylor, in wks. These feather’d fidlers sing, and leape, and play, The begger takes delight, and God doth pay. 1640. Ben Jonson, Epigr. XII. To every cause he meets, this voice he brays, His only answer is to all, God pays. God (or Bramah) Knows: I don’t, phr. (common).—An emphatic rejoinder. 1598. Florio, A Worlde of Wordes. Come Iddio vel dica., a phrase, as wee would say: God himselfe tell you, I cannot. Goddess Diana, subs. phr. (rhyming). A sixpence. For synonyms, see Tanner. 1864. The Press, 12 Nov. Goddess diana is the rhyming equivalent for a tanner which signifies sixpence. God-dot! intj. (old).—An oath. By God! [A contraction of ‘God wot!’] For synonyms, see Oaths. Godfather, subs. (old).—A juryman. 1598. Shakspeare, Merchant of Venice, iv. 1. In christ’ning thou shalt have two godfathers, Had I been judge, thou should’st have had ten more, To bring thee to the gallows, not the font. 1616. Ben Jonson, Devil’s An Ass, v., 5. Not I, If you be such a one, sir, I will leave you To your god-fathers in law. Let twelve men work. 1638. Randolph, Muses’ Looking Glass, ix. 251. I had rather zee him remitted to the jail, and have his twelve godvathers, good men and true, condemn him to the gallows. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. To stand Godfather, verb. phr. (common).—To pay the reckoning. [Godfathers being the objects of much solicitude and expectation.] 1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. Will you stand godfather, and we will take care of the brat? = repay you another time. Go-down, subs. (old).—1. A draught of liquor; a go (q.v.). 2. (American).—See quot. 1881. New York Times, 18 Dec., quoted in ‘N and Q’ 6, S. v. 65. Go Down.—A cutting in the bank of a stream for enabling animals to cross or to get to water. God-permit, subs. (old).—A stage coach. [Which was advertised to start Deo volente.]