The Public School Word-book / A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities

by John Stephen Farmer

1891. Harry Fludyer at Cambridge, 104. I suppose you know the Mater and the girls are coming up here for the MAY week. It’s called the MAY week, but we always have it early in June now. I believe, some years ago, it really used to be in May.

1896. Felstedian, June, 95, “Cambridge Letter.” The MAYS were rowed under very favourable conditions, and produced some grand struggles.

Meads, subs. (Winchester).—The College cricket ground. Water-meads = the valley of the Itchen.

Medes and Persians, subs. phr. (Winchester).—Jumping on a MAN (q.v.) when in bed.

Melon, subs. (Royal Military Academy).—A new cadet.

Men. See Wise Men of the East.

Mesopotamia, subs. 1. (Oxford).—See quot.

1886. Pall Mall Gazette, 23rd June, p. 13. Every Oxford man has known and loved the beauties of the walk called MESOPOTAMIA.

2. (Eton).—See Playing-fields.

Mess, subs. (Winchester).—See quot.