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

Debater, subs. (Harrow).—The school debating society.

Deeds (or Dees), subs. (Felsted).—Private prayers.

Deg, subs. and verb (The Leys).—To degrade; to depose. Hence, one who has forfeited rank or office by misconduct.

Degra, subs. (Charterhouse).—A degradation.

Degrade, verb (Christ’s Hospital).—To feel degradation: e.g. he is DEGRADED to do so-and-so.

Dep, subs. (Christ’s Hospital).—A deputy Grecian (q.v.), i.e. a boy in the form below the Grecians.

Deputy, subs. (Winchester).—The Junior Candlekeeper (q.v.), who had the organisation of the Fagging department, and assisted the Senior Candlekeeper in thrashing the Juniors in Hall.—Mansfield (c. 1840).

Derrywag, subs. (Harrow).—Paper used for parsing: ruled twenty lines down, and six across. [That is, “derivation paper.”]

Deten, subs. (King Edward’s, Birm.).—A card issued to a boy set down for Saturday afternoon detention. Also called a SOUP-TICKET.

Devor, subs. (Charterhouse).—Plum-cake. [From the Latin verb.]