At Cambridge, in addition to his other duties, the High Steward is the officer who represents the University in the House of Lords.
HIGH TABLE. At Oxford, the table at which the Fellows and some other privileged persons are entitled to dine.
Wine is not generally allowed in the public hall, except to the "high table."—De Quincey's Life and Manners, p. 278.
I dine at the "high table" with the reverend deans, and hobnob with professors.—Household Words, Am. ed., Vol. XI. p 521.
HIGH-TI. At Williams College, a term by which is designated a showy recitation. Equivalent to the word squirt at Harvard College.
HILLS. At Cambridge, Eng., Gogmagog Hills are commonly called the
Hills.
Or to the Hills on horseback strays,
(Unasked his tutor,) or his chaise
To famed Newmarket guides.
Gradus ad Cantab., p. 35.
HISS. To condemn by hissing.
This is a favorite method, especially among students, of expressing their disapprobation of any person or measure.
I'll tell you what; your crime is this,
That, Touchy, you did scrape, and hiss.
Rebelliad, p. 45.