SKIRMISHING ON—Running home from Hills when it came on to rain.
SNACK—A small Fives ball.
SNAPPING UP FOR FALSE QUANTITIES—When up at books, if any boy, when translating, made a false quantity, any other boy (however low down in the part) who could first correct him was allowed to go up above him. If, however, the Snapper up was himself wrong, he had to go to the bottom of the part.
SOCIUS—A Companion. Each boy was obliged to walk with one when going to or from Hills or Cathedral.
SOCK—To hit hard at Cricket; also, to win; in the passive voice, to be beaten.
SOG—A Sovereign.
SOROR—Sister.
SPITE—To dislike a person, and treat him accordingly.
SPITING GABELL—When a boy suffered some injury himself, in order to spite another person; or having in some way injured another, received punishment, he was said to be “Spiting Gabell.” Dr Gabell was formerly Head Master, and the extreme inexpediency of attempting to annoy him gave rise to the proverb.