Townee (or Towner), subs. (general).—See Cad.
Towney (Christ’s Hospital).—See Housey.
1887. The Blue, Nov. Thus, a little farther on, mention is made of the time when a boy leaves the School. The consequent change of dress might be vulgarly expressed by “exchanging HOUSEYS FOR TOWNEYS,” but our author is before all things refined. “The boy is at liberty to exchange the garb of the house for one more congenial to modern taste.”
Town-lout, subs. (Rugby).—A scholar residing in the town with his parents.
Toys, subs. (Winchester).—A bureau—desk and book-case combined. Whence TOY-TIME (or TOYS) = evening preparation (in College) and (in Commoners) all time so spent.
1440. Prompt. Parv. Teye, of a cofyr or forcer.
1881. Pascoe, Everyday Life in our Public Schools. The clock striking seven each junior retires to his TOYS or bureau for an hour and a half, during what is known as TOYTIME, when the work of the next morning and the week’s composition have to be prepared.
1891. Wrench, Winchester Word-Book, s.v. Toys.... The expression TOY-TIME suggests that the “s” has been added. If TOYS has not descended from this word [teye], it must have been transferred from the contents of the toys, and mean simply one’s belongings.
Trades, subs. (Christ’s Hospital).—See quot. and Public-supping.
1900. Daily Telegraph, 16th March, “London Day by Day.” After the boys had concluded their simple repast of tea and bread-and-butter, they formed up two-and-two, and bowed to the Lord Mayor, the different wards being headed by the TRADES, as the boys who carry the candlesticks, the bread-basket, table-cloth, and cutlery are termed.