A cultivated man.
»For a fortnight past the O’Kelly had been coaching me.» (P. Kelver II. 80. 7.)
The same.
= to prepare for an examination.
Also: to train in physical acquirements, e. g. in (= tutor or traince in Standard English) cricket or rowing.
A coach: a person who trains another (but more disparaging); analogous terms are crammer, feeder, grinder.
The word is originally schoolboy and academical slang, but now in general use among all classes.
crib
»’Ow could ’e get a crib? no character, no references.» (P. Kelver II. 56. 12.)
A young clerk.