Screw of Tobacco. So called because it is screwed up in a paper.
Scriptures. Expresses the plural of the Latin scriptura, a writing, from the verb scribere, to write. The Bible is a collection of books or writings.
Scroll of Fame. The word “Scroll” is a corruption of “Roll,” relative to paper, although from “scroll” we have derived the term “Schedule.” See “[Roll Call].”
Scullery. The annexe to a kitchen, where the dishes and pots are washed up, so called from the Norman-French esculle, a porringer or dish. The man-servant or boy whose work lay in the scullery was in former days called a “Scullion.”
S’Death. A softened form of the profane oath “His Blood,” in reference to the Saviour.
Sea of Marmora. From the Latin marmor, marble, which for centuries has been quarried on a small island at its western extremity.
Sebastopol. From the Greek Sebastopolis, “august city.”
Secretary Bird. A South African bird distinguished by a tuft of feathers on each side of its head which form a fanciful resemblance to quill pens stuck behind the ear.
Sectarians. The general name for Dissenters attached to any one of the numerous sects or denominations outside the Established Church.
Secular Clergy. See “[Regular Clergy].”