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GAIN A YEAR BY ELECTION—A boy (not being a Founder) was obliged to leave at the Election immediately succeeding his eighteenth birthday; he whose birthday came shortly after Election, was thus enabled to stay till he was nearly nineteen, and was so said “to gain a year.”
GAGS—Slang name for
GATHERINGS—Criticisms on some Greek or Latin author, written in Latin by Sixth Book and Senior Part, eight times in the year. In the other Parts an analysis of some history, in English, was so called.
GATER—A spring head-foremost into “Pot,” (v. inf.,) over one of the projecting handles of the canal lock-gate.
GATES—When the boys were assembled together in Seventh chamber passage, preparatory to going on to Hills or Cathedral, they were said “to be at Gates.”
GLOPE—To spit.
GOAL.
GOAL—1st, The boy who stood at the centre of each end during a game of football, and acted as umpire. 2d, The score made (three) when the ball was kicked between his legs, or over his head without his touching it.
GOMER—1st, A pewter dish; 2d, A new hat. One of the Commoner Peals (v. inf.) was “Gomer Hats.”
GOWNER—The Goal (v. sup.) at football stood with his legs stretched out, and a gown rolled up in a ball at each foot. When the ball was kicked over either of these gowns, without Goal’s touching it, this counted two for the party who kicked it, and was called “a Gowner.”
GREASER—A mode of torture performed by rubbing a boy’s head hard with the knuckles.
GROTIUS TIME—From seven P.M. to a quarter before eight on Sundays, in Cloister time, when Sixth Book and Senior Part went into school to translate the work of that author.
GROUND ASH—A young ash sapling.
GUTTER—An abortive attempt at a Header, (v. inf.,) ending in the performer falling flat on the water, instead of going in head-foremost.