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

Goose-match, subs. (Harrow).—See ante, and quot.

1898. S. W. Gore, Harrow School, 225. Harrow is, I believe, one of the few schools where cricket is played in the Michaelmas term, when the traditional “GOOSE” MATCH is played. This was started on the 22nd of September 1849 by Mr. C. O. Eaton.

Grammar-match, subs. (Stonyhurst).—A football match in which the members of the highest class of the Lower Line (q.v.)—Grammar (q.v.)—play the lower classes combined.

Grasshopper, subs. (Christ’s Hospital: Hertford).—A BLUE-girl: used by boys at Hertford. See Bluebottle (Appendix) and Hedgehog (ante).

Great Figures (Stonyhurst).—See Figures, ante.

Grecian, subs. (Christ’s Hospital).—Add following to 1871 quot.:—

Then on leaving the school for college they obtain a gift of £60 for clothing and outfit, and an allowance of £70 a year while at college. Nor do they seem to owe any further allegiance in after life to Christ’s Hospital. For instance, many lads are educated specially for the navy, and are distinguished from the others by wearing a metal badge on the shoulder, but on leaving Christ’s they do not necessarily enter maritime life.

Head. Head of the Line, subs. phr. (Stonyhurst).—The Captain of the School.

Hedgehog (Christ’s Hospital).—See Bluebottle and Grasshopper (Appendix).