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.
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
To lead astray, in a false direction.
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).
A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction.