Sing-song, a harmonic meeting at a pot-house, a free-and-easy.
Sinkers, bad money,—affording a man but little assistance in “keeping afloat.”
Sinks, a throw of fives at dice. French, CINQ.
Si quis, a candidate for “orders.” From the notification commencing SI QUIS—if any one.
Sir Harry, a close stool.
Sir Reverence, a corruption of the old phrase, SAVE YOUR REVERENCE, a sort of apology for alluding to anything likely to shock one’s sense of decency. Latin, SALVÂ REVERENTIÂ. See Shakspeare’s Romeo and Juliet, act i. scene iv. From this it came to mean the thing itself—human ordure generally, but sometimes other indecencies.
Siserara, a hard blow.—Suffolk. Many derive this term from the story of Sisera in the Old Testament, but it is probably a corruption of CERTIORARI, a Chancery writ reciting a complaint of hard usage.
Sit under, a term employed in Dissenters’ meeting-houses, to denote attendance on the ministry of any particular preacher.
Sit upon, to overcome or rebuke, to express contempt for a man in a marked manner. Also, to chaff or “roast” a man consumedly.
Sit-upons, trousers. See [INEXPRESSIBLES].