| 单词 | old rug |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOld Rug A former or present pupil of Rugby School. Frequently in Old Rug. Cf. Rugbeian n. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > pupil at specific school > at other specific schools substance1811 Grecian1813 gown-boy1853 Rug1856 1856 Bell's Life in London 19 Oct. 7/6 Mr Wills (an old Rug) made a good run in. 1885 E. C. G. Murray Under Lens I. 263 Harrovians are less languid than Etonians, less rough, ready and well-taught than ‘Rugs’. 1906 G. W. E. Russell Social Silhouettes i. 3 Harrovians must put up with the doubtful praise of comparative cleverness, and ‘Old Rugs’ with the undoubted reproach of superior rowdiness. 1936 C. E. Thomas European Universities v. 83 One writer..was probably not popular with ‘Old Rugs’, as boys from Rugby School are termed. < as lemmas |
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