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Shirburnian, n. (and a.)|ʃɜːˈbɜːnɪən|
[f. pseudo-L. Shirburnia, based on the medieval forms (e.g. Scireburne) of Sherborne, the name of a town in Dorset and of a public school situated there + -an.]
A pupil or former pupil of Sherborne school. Also attrib. or as adj.
1859(title) The Shirburnian. 1883Sherborne School List 5 Old Shirburnian Scholarships. 1900T. C. Rogerson Sherborne Register 1823–1900 xl, No Shirburnian..will dispute the value of such a heritage. 1960C. Day Lewis Buried Day vi. 113 [Alec] Waugh's name was struck off the roll of old Shirburnians. 1978A. Waugh Best Wine Last xvii. 225, I went down to Sherborne for the Old Shirburnian golf society meeting. |