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

Sur-master, subs. (Manchester Grammar: obsolete).—The second master; the “Usher.” [There is now no second in command.]

Sus, subs. (Winchester: obsolete).—The remains of a Præfect’s tea: a fag’s perquisite.

c. 1840. Mansfield, School-Life at Winchester (1866), 237. Sus.—The Juniors’ tea: generally drunk out of a pint cup when in bed.

Swank, verb (general).—To work hard. [O.E. Swinke = to labour.] Hence SWANKER = a hard worker. See Swink.

... MS. Cott. Vespas, D. vii. f. 3. I SWANK in mi sighing stede, I sal wasche bi al nyghtes mi bede. Ibid., 46. I SWANK criand, haase made. Chekes mine for pine I hade.

Swat. See Swot.

Sweat. See Swot.

Sweater, subs. (Winchester).—A servant.

Sweat-gallery, subs. (Winchester).—Fagging Juniors.

Swell, subs. 1. (Eton and Harrow). See quot.