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

Nestor, subs. (Winchester).—An undersized boy.

c. 1840. Mansfield, School-Life at Winchester (1866), 221. Nestor—Any boy who was past eighteen, or was old for his position in the school, or who was known to be much older than he looked.

New-bug, subs. (general).—A new boy.

New Guinea, subs. (Oxford: obsolete).—See quot.

1823. Grose, Vulg. Tongue [Egan], s.v. New Guinea. First possession of income.

News, subs. (The Leys).—One division of the “School House,” with three dormitories—“Upper News,” “Under News,” “Further News.” See Olds.

New Settlements, subs. (Oxford: obsolete).—See quot.

1823. Grose, Vulg. Tongue [Egan], s.v. New Settlements. Final reckonings.

Newy, subs. (Winchester).—The CAD (q.v.) paid to look after the canvas tent in Commoner (q.v.) field.

Nezzar, subs. (Durham: obsolete).—A young lady.