At Eton College: a pupil who boards in town rather than in the College itself; a scholarship pupil. Also (at Westminster School): (originally) a…
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| 释义 | society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > pupil at specific school > types of pupil at Eton (9) oppidan1557 At Eton College: a pupil who boards in town rather than in the College itself; a scholarship pupil. Also (at Westminster School): (originally) a… servitor1819 Eton College. Any of a small group of pupils who had the duty of waiting on other more senior pupils at some meals (see quot. 1865). Obsolete (histo… sextile1821 At Eton College: a boy in his sixth (or seventh) year at school; a sixth-former. Obsolete. dry-bob1844 In various combinations, denoting persons: as dry-bob n. a boy (at Eton) who devotes himself to land-sports, as cricket, football, etc. wet-bob n.… tug1864 Public School slang. At Eton College, a student on the foundation, a colleger as distinguished from an oppidan. In wider use: a studious or… tug-mutton1864 = sense 8 above. wet bob1865 a boy at Eton who devotes himself to boating; also gen. non-nant1869 At Eton College: a pupil who cannot swim. Also in extended use. Subcategories:— position of (1) |
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