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

1886-7. Dickens, Dictionary of Cambridge, p. 11. Any boat which overtakes and BUMPS another ... before the winning post is reached, changes place with it for the next race.

1891. Harry Fludyer at Cambridge, 2. I’m rowing in our first Lent boat. We ought to make some BUMPS. Ibid., 51. We had a grand BUMP-SUPPER, with lots of speeches.

1900. Westminster Gaz., 21st Feb., 8. 3. In the Second Division, Worcester BUMPED Christ Church II. at the Ferry. Hertford left off at the head of the division.

Bunk, verb (Wellington and Sherborne).—To expel from school.

Bunky, adj. (Christ’s Hospital).—Awkward; ill-finished.

Bunny-grub, subs. (Cheltenham).—Green vegetables; GRASS (q.v.).

Burr, verb (Marlborough).—To tussle or fight in a noisy, but friendly manner. Also as subs.

Butcher. To butcher about, verb. phr. (Wellington).—To make a great noise; to humbug.

Buttery, subs. (University).—A college kitchen. [See Twelfth Night, i. 3; Taylor, Works, i. 113.]

1853. Bradley, Verdant Green, iv. He was bearing a jug of BUTTERY ale (they are renowned for their ale at Brazenface).