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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 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

Name: 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
Author: Farmer, John Stephen

Farmer, John Stephen

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1867. COLLINS, _The Public Schools_, p. 297. The intention of these
  CHARITY-REMOVES (as they are called) is to prevent boys of dull
  abilities being continually outstripped in the race of promotion by
  boys younger than themselves; but practically the cases are very few
  of boys who would be left in the same Form for above three quarters;
  and even then the promotion is removed if the boy has been
  “notoriously and ostentatiously” idle.


*Charity-tails*, _subs._ (Harrow).—_See_ TAILS.


*Charlies*, _subs._ (Winchester: obsolete).—Thick gloves made of
    twine. [Introduced by a Mr. Charles Griffith: hence the
    name.]


*Chase*, _verb_ (Christ’s Hospital).—To abscond; to run away; as
    from school.

  1844. _Reminis. of Christ’s Hospital_ [_The Blue_, Aug. 1874]. At
  length, to the consternation and perplexity of the authorities, and
  the delight, admiration, and envy of the fellows, this incorrigible
  character capped all his former misdeeds by an act of pluck and daring
  which gained for himself, from that time forth, all the honours of a
  hero—he CHASED.


*Chaw*, _subs._ 1. (University).—A trick; a device; a sell.

    2. (Harrow).—A CAD (_q.v._); any non-member of the school.
    Whence WORKER-CHAW = the boy who runs messages, &c., for the
    work-shop. Also as _verb_ (football), to play roughly. TO BE
    CHAWED = to be injured.


*Check-nights*, _subs._ (Eton).—Rehearsals of the FOURTH OF JUNE
    (_q.v._) performance. Held every alternate Saturday in the
    boating season, when the crews rowed up to Surly in their
    uniform and there regaled themselves—the staple luxury being
    ducks and green pease. These suppers were open to much
    objection, and the custom has lately been done away
    with.—_Etoniana_ (1865).


*Cheese*, _subs._ (Schools and University).—An adept; one
    who “takes the shine out of another”; at Cambridge an
    overdressed dandy = a HOWLING CHEESE.

  1864. HEMYNG, _Eton School-days_. “Do you know Homer, Purefoy?” asked
  Chudleigh. “No, I have not looked at the lesson yet.” “I am sure I
  don’t know why you ever do; you are such a CHEESE. I want you to give
  me a construe.”


*Chemmy*, _subs._ (Manchester Grammar).—Chemistry.


*Chief*, _subs._ (Sherborne).—The Head-master.


*Child*, _subs._ (Winchester: obsolete).—1. A scholar on the
    foundation.

  1547. Inj. Ed. VI. Commiss. [_William of Wykeham_, 152]. Item: that
  all graces to be said or sung at meals within the said College, and
  other prayers which the said scholars or CHILDREN are bound to use
  shall be henceforth sung or said evermore in English.

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

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