Lorettonian, subs. (Loretto).—Frequently applied to boys who wear even fewer clothes than usual at Loretto; or who delight in violating the conventions of the outside world in sensible ways.
Lose. To lose down (Winchester).—See Jockey.
Loss. Fain loss, intj. (Felsted).—The formula by which a claim was made to a vacant seat. An obsolete equivalent was Fain lo; also No loss. See Fain.
Lounge, subs. (Eton and Cambridge).—A treat; a chief meal. See Appendix.
1864. The Press, Nov. 12. By the way, we miss the Etonian word LOUNGE, for which there is classic authority. “I don’t care for dinner,” said Harry Coningsby at his grandfather’s table; “breakfast is my LOUNGE.”
Lout, subs. (Rugby).—Any one of the poorer classes: not necessarily an awkward, lubberly individual.
1856. Hughes, Tom Brown’s School-days, v. “Hullo tho’,” says East, pulling up, and taking another look at Tom, “this’ll never do—haven’t you got a hat?—we never wear caps here. Only the LOUTS wear caps. Bless you, if you were to go into the quadrangle with that thing on, I——don’t know what’d happen.”
Lower Club (Eton).—See Playing-fields.
Lower Line, subs. (Stonyhurst).—The four lowest classes.
1890. Felstedian, Feb., p. 2. Well, Johnson ma, happening to meet Tompkins mi just before first Prep, &c.