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
THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL WORD-BOOK
A CONTRIBUTION TO
A HISTORICAL GLOSSARY OF WORDS PHRASES
AND TURNS OF EXPRESSION OBSOLETE
AND IN PRESENT USE
PECULIAR TO
OUR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TOGETHER WITH SOME THAT HAVE BEEN OR
ARE MODISH AT THE UNIVERSITIES
JOHN S. FARMER
EDITOR OF “AMERICANISMS—OLD AND NEW,” “REGIMENTAL RECORDS