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 deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (card games) by pretending to have a weak hand.
To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
To pretend to drink early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.