To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
The conversion of part of a building.
A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
A convicted criminal, a convict.
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
A political conservative.
To cheat or swindle.
Pain or discomfort.
The room in which such college servants work.
A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend upon (usually several) students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks; generally equivalent to a scout in the historical sense at Oxford University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
Coordinate terms: porter, bedder
A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”)
Gypsophila.
A small kitchen for use by college students.