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

Whale, subs. 1. (Cheltenham).—Codfish.

2. (Royal Military Academy).—A sardine.

Whiter, subs. (Harrow).—A white waistcoat: this may be worn by those who have been three years in the school.

Whole, subs. (Harrow).—A whole holiday, or whole schoolday.

Wicker, subs. (Felsted: obsolete).—A hamper: as of provisions.

Wicket-cricket, subs. (Stonyhurst).—Cricket played with a stick or “wicket.”

Wilderness (The), subs. (Stonyhurst: obsolete).—The Dark Walk; a part of the garden. Cf. Gerard, Stonyhurst, p. 179.

Wilderness (Charterhouse).—A playing ground at Old Charterhouse before Thomas Sutton bought the estate: now a belt of trees to the south of Under-green (q.v.).

Wine, subs. (University).—A wine-party. Also as verb.

1853. Bradley, Verdant Green, vii. Now I’m going to WINE with Smalls to-night.