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

Second-bounce, subs. (Stonyhurst: obsolete).—A kind of handball once very popular.

Second-bowler, subs. (Stonyhurst).—A wicket-keeper. See Stonyhurst-cricket.

Second-Elevens, subs. (Harrow).—(1) A match, at football, for practice: between two Houses, not as a House-match (q.v.). Also (2) a match, at cricket, between any Eleven from two Houses, save Caps (q.v.) and those in a regular game. Also Seconders.

Second-examen, subs. (Stonyhurst).—A punishment for great carelessness in study during a term: e.g. I’ve got SECOND-EXAM.

Second-guarder. See Guarder.

Second-peal. See Peal.

Semi-bejan, subs. (Aberdeen).—A student in the second class.

Semper, adj. (Winchester).—Always: e.g. I have got SEMPER leave-out. See Appendix.

c. 1840. Mansfield, School-Life at Winchester (1866), 233. A very common prefix; e.g. a boy was said to be SEMPER Continent, Tardy, or Ex Trumps if he was often at Sick-house, or late for Chapel, or habitually went up to Books without having looked at his lessons. An official who was always present at the College meetings went by the name of Semper Testis.

Send. To send down, verb. phr. (University).—To expel; to rusticate. See Go down.