non-nantn.

Brit.

/nɒnˈnant/, U.S.

/ˈnɑ(n)ˈnænt/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: non- prefix, Latin nant-, nāns.

Etymology: < non- prefix + classical Latin nant-, nāns, present participle of nāre to swim (see natant adj.).

Eton College. Now rare.

At Eton College: a pupil who cannot swim. Also in extended use.

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oppidan1557

servitor1819

sextile1821

dry-bob1844

tug1864

tug-mutton1864

wet bob1865

non-nant1869

1869 ‘R. H. Blake-Humfrey’ Eton Boating Bk. Introd. 2 No check was put upon those who belonged to the Boats, nor were they prohibited to ‘Non-nants’.

1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 31 At the beginning of each summer half [at Eton] a ‘non-nant list’ was printed.

1922 S. Leslie Oppida ix. 113 Cuckoo Weir, the Thames artery dedicated to the gambols of non-nants.

1996 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 July 45 He'd..had the humiliating experience of seeing his name posted up among the non-Nants.

2000 Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. (Features section) Obliqua (Latin for indirect speech) is the first high diving-board for the non-nant learning Latin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-nant
释义	non-nantn. Brit. /nɒnˈnant/, U.S. /ˈnɑ(n)ˈnænt/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: non- prefix, Latin nant-, nāns. Etymology: < non- prefix + classical Latin nant-, nāns, present participle of nāre to swim (see natant adj.). Eton College. Now rare. At Eton College: a pupil who cannot swim. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > pupil at specific school > types of pupil at Eton oppidan1557 servitor1819 sextile1821 dry-bob1844 tug1864 tug-mutton1864 wet bob1865 non-nant1869 1869 ‘R. H. Blake-Humfrey’ Eton Boating Bk. Introd. 2 No check was put upon those who belonged to the Boats, nor were they prohibited to ‘Non-nants’. 1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 31 At the beginning of each summer half [at Eton] a ‘non-nant list’ was printed. 1922 S. Leslie Oppida ix. 113 Cuckoo Weir, the Thames artery dedicated to the gambols of non-nants. 1996 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 July 45 He'd..had the humiliating experience of seeing his name posted up among the non-Nants. 2000 Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. (Features section) Obliqua (Latin for indirect speech) is the first high diving-board for the non-nant learning Latin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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