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

Shooter, subs. (Harrow).—A black morning coat: as distinguished from the tail-coat worn by the Fifth and Sixth Forms.

Shorts, subs. (general).—Flannel trousers; CUTS (q.v.).

Shot, intj. (Royal High School, Edin.).—A cry of warning at the approach of a master.

Out by shot, phr. (Stonyhurst).—At football when the ball before going out hits one of the opposite side to the one who last kicked. See Force.

Shuffle, verb (Winchester).—To pretend; to feign: as “to SHUFFLE asleep.” Hence SHUFFLER.

Shy, subs. (Eton).—A point at the Wall (q.v.) game.

Siberia, subs. (Felsted).—A section of the house containing many private rooms. [From its supposed temperature in winter.]

1889. Felstedian, July, 65. There lieth here a district which hath the name SIBERIA: and also its people are called not Siberians, but SIBERIA.

Sick-house, subs. (Winchester).—The College sanatorium, which stands in Sick-house meads. See also Box-house and Box-buildings.

Silver-fork, subs. (Winchester).—A wooden skewer used as a chop-stick when forks were scarce.—Mansfield (c. 1840).