SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN. Strong beer.
SIR LOIN. The sur, or upper loin.
SIR REVERENCE. Human excrement, a t—d.
SIR TIMOTHY. One who, from a desire of being the head
of the company, pays the reckoning, or, as the term is,
stands squire. See SQUIRE.
SITTING BREECHES. One who stays late in company, is
said to have his sitting breeches on, or that he will sit
longer than a hen.
SIX AND EIGHT-PENCE. An attorney, whose fee on several
occasions is fixed at that sum.
SIX AND TIPS. Whisky and small beer. IRISH.
SIXES AND SEVENS. Left at sixes and sevens: i.e. in
confusion; commonly said of a room where the furniture,
&c. is scattered about; or of a business left unsettled.
SIZE OF ALE. Half a pint. Size of bread and cheese; a
certain quantity. Sizings: Cambridge term for the college
allowance from the buttery, called at Oxford battles.
To SIZE. (CAMBRIDGE) To sup at one's own expence. If a MAN asks you to SUP, he treats you; if to SIZE, you pay for what you eat—liquors ONLY being provided by the inviter.