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

Degerd, adj. (Harrow).—Degraded. [Pronounced Daygerd.]

Dicks’ (Stonyhurst).—The chief tuck-shop at the present time.

Ditch, The (Christ’s Hospital).—See ante. The ditch is one of the three playgrounds, or rather open spaces, within the walls of Christ’s Hospital: it takes its name from the old City ditch which ran beneath it. The two others are the “Hall Play,” and the “Garden.”

Double-remove. To get a DOUBLE-REMOVE, verb. phr. (Harrow).—To skip a form.

Dox, subs. (Tonbridge).—The head-master. [An abbreviation of “doctor.”]

Dub. To dub in, verb. phr. (Christ’s Hospital).—To subscribe.

Duke’s-room (Stonyhurst).—The Philosophers’ (q.v.) drawing-room.

Early bed, subs. (Stonyhurst).—In winter time the smaller boys go to bed an hour before the rest. Elder boys may avail themselves of this if sick: e.g. “There is no EARLY BED to-night.”

Extraordinary, subs. (Stonyhurst).—Classes in which extra classics are read in the lower forms.