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

Drive, full stop inserted after ‘subs,’ “Also as subs.”

Fin, double quote inserted after ‘etc.,’ ““I won’t have, &c.””

Genuine, square brace inserted after ‘115,’ “cf. Parsius, i. 115.]”

Go, comma inserted after ‘Kingsley,’ “H. Kingsley, Austin Elliot”

Hatch, ‘garden’ changed to ‘garden-gate,’ “a garden-gate, wicket-gate”

Haul, full stop inserted after ‘verb,’ “verb. phr. (Harrow).—To have”

Long Chamber, ‘Long Chamber’ changed to small capitals, “years.... LONG CHAMBER, a dormitory”

Long-meads, double qute inserted before ‘The,’ ““The time after dinner”

Mad, ‘Triolus’ changed to ‘Troilus,’ “Chaucer, Troilus [Skeat”

Mess, double quote inserted after ‘ready,’ “as MESS is ready.””