The Public School Word-book: A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universitiesFarmer, John Stephen
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The Public School Word-book: A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities
Farmer, John Stephen
Endowed public schools (Great Britain); English language -- Great Britain -- Slang -- Dictionaries; Students -- Great Britain -- Language
_c._ 1840. MANSFIELD, _School-Life at Winchester College_, p. 77. The
boys, eager for breakfast, tumultuously rushed out from school-court
... to see if Poole, the porter, had letters, or, what was even more
delightful, a CARGO (a hamper of game or eatables from home).
1881. PASCOE, _Every-day Life in our Public Schools_. Scholars may
supplement their fare with jam, potted meats, ... or, better still,
from the contents of CARGOES, _i.e._ hampers from home.
*Cart*, _verb_ (University).—To defeat: in a match, a fight, an
examination, a race, &c. “We CARTED them home” = we gave
them an awful licking.
*Case*, _subs._ (Westminster).—The discussion by Seniors and
Upper Election preceding a TANNING (_q.v._), and the tanning
itself.
*Cathedral*, _subs._ (Winchester).—A silk hat. [Because worn
when going to Cathedral.]
*Cat-and-cartridge*, _subs._ (The Leys).—Rabbit (or chicken)
with sausage.
*Cat’s*, _subs._ (University).—St. Catharine’s Hall. Hence
CAT’S-MEN = members of St. Catharine’s Hall.
_Intj._ (Royal High School, Edin.: obsolete).—The II^{nd}
Class. [Formerly it used to be a custom for the II^{nd}
class to pursue the I^{st} shouting “Gaits! Gaits!
Gai-ai-aits,” to which they replied, “CATS! CATS! Caa-ats!”]
_See_ DOGS.
*Cat’s Head*, _subs._ (Winchester: obsolete).—The end of a
shoulder of mutton.
_c._ 1840. MANSFIELD, _School-Life at Winchester College_, p. 84. His
meal [dinner] took place at six o’clock P.M. in College (in Commoners’
it was at _one_); it was ample in quantity, and excellent in quality.
That of the Præfects was nicely served in joints, that of the
Inferiors was divided into portions (Dispars); there were, if I
remember rightly, six of these to a shoulder, and eight to a leg of
mutton, the other joints being divided in like proportion. All these
“Dispars” had different names; the thick slice out of the centre was
called “a Middle Cut,” that out of the shoulder a “Fleshy,” the ribs
“Racks,” the loin “Long Dispars”; these were the best, the more
indifferent were the end of the shoulder, or CAT’S HEAD, the breast,
or “Fat Flab,” &c. &c.
*Cat’s-skin*, _subs._ (Rugby).—1. _See_ quot.
1856. HUGHES, _Tom Brown’s School-days_, v. His go-to-meeting roof, as
his new friend called it. But this didn’t quite suit his fastidious
taste in another minute, being too shiny; so, as they walk up the
town, they dive into Nixon’s the hatter’s, and Tom is arrayed, to his
utter astonishment, and without paying for it, in a regulation
CAT-SKIN at seven-and-sixpence.
2. _See_ RABBIT-SKIN.
*Cause-money*, _subs._ (Winchester: obsolete).—Up-keep money for
the path leading to HILLS (_q.v._).
1891. WRENCH, _Word-Book_, s.v. CAUSE-MONEY. Money paid for the
maintenance of the path leading from College towards Hills.
*Causey, The* (Stonyhurst).—The avenue between the two ponds in
front of the College.
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