pass s. oder common pass the ordinary (degree) without honours: the three examinations should be passed within 3 years, if only a be sought, within 4 years, if honours be aimed at. ib. 770. passage-at-arms s. der Waffengang: standers - by will delight in the ib. 719. pattern-gun s. Kanonenmodell. ib. 720. Peep of Day s. p. eine Sonntagszeitung für Kinder; turning over the leaves of the and gleaning his ideas of sacred characters - from the illustrations in that well-known work. Misunderst. p. 46. peerie s. North. pegtop. Ch. J. 688. pewter s. a pot for which rowing men contend: he carried off the at the university flat- race. ib. 589. -- physique s. Aeussere, Leibesbeschaffenheit; he is about 5 feet 10 inches high, has a superb. ib. pianette s. das Pianino, kleine aufrecht stehende Klavier: he dealt chiefly in -s; the doors and stairs being so narrow that pianos had to be taken in and out of the windows. ib. 676. piecework s. as we gather the fruit by ib. 720. Gegensatz: by daywork, in Tagelohn. pig s. to drive one's s to market this morning whilst you were pillowy adj. sanft; a soft pinion s. woman. (in Akkordarbeit), to snore: what was I doing -- -? ib. 611. ib. 719. cogged wheel Zahnrad, ib. 695. Bei L. nur in der pipe s. in full aus voller Kehle; the birds sung rivalling. ib. 739. as if Pisgah. s. p. Auch ein Stadttheil in London W., westlich von West burnia; Mount—is the region of struggling gentility, as Saffron Hill is of organ grinders, as Brixton is of merchants, as Westburnia is of Hebrews and Anglo-Asiatics, as Brookstreet is of doctors, and Islington of City clerks, ib. 695, daher the Pisgans, die Bewohner dieses Stadttheils: such birds of passage as the all are; military - are admirably suited for this role; the Pisgan ladies will rise to the occasion; mammas and daughters of households. ib. plater s. zu H.: winning paltry stakes by the aid of wretched -8. ib. 733. Plummer s. p. the toymaker in Dickens' Cricket on the Hearth, daher: there remains but a pittance to be gained by the Caleb -, and Jenny Wrens. ib. 720. pocket-borough s. zu Hoppe: Marlborough borough is a pocket one, in the possession of Lord Ailesbury, and the free and independent voters have to take the candidate, with whom the noble Marquis supplies them. The Eagle 1877, p. 227. pouncet s. Streusand (L. hat nur the wet writing. ib. 654. previous examination box): the sprinkled upon Maturitätsexamen; dasselbe muss späte stens vor Ablauf des ersten Universitätsjahres gemacht werden. prior to: leaving me, my friend said. Ch. J. 630, ehe er mich verliess. promise s. of hoffnungsvoll, vielversprechend, ib. 724 (auch ohne great oder good). protoplasm s. the physical basis of life: all work implies waste, and the work of life results directly or indirectly in the waste of ib. 698. pucker s. Falte, Runzel: you saw the in my brow. ib. 671. puzzle out v. a. entwirren; to a pattern geschickt nachmachen, ib. 719 (puzzle s. something to try ingenuity, Wb.). = Resole s. Fricandelle, Boulette; häufig auf Speisekarten. responsibility s. she has two visible -ies at home in the shape of two little sons. Ch. J. 719. rising-ground, auch adj. und adv.; the fly turned into a highroad, the whole way = bergan. ib. 682. -- rocketer s. auffliegendes Federwild: those occasional -s that have presented themselves during the day. ib. 732. Roland s. p. (bei L. Rowland); to give a for an Oliver. ib. 695. rough s. in the : ohne Zurüstung; come and take potluck with us just as you find us not quite true, for prepara all with the owner of W. very running s. (H. to make good one's running, sich im Rennen tüchtig zeigen): she was making the fast, sich einschmeicheln (vgl. the die Waareneinschwärzung). Ch. J. 585. - rung, auch sing. die Leitersprosse: seeing a ladder I tied my left rustle over v. a. the leaves of a book, durchblättern. ib. 734. Sacred adj. in Briefen; of course this is sacred „es bleibt unter uns“. Sally s. p. the log came round with a sweep, which all but made an Aunt of the innocent spectator. Ch. J. 745, - ihn beinahe zerschmettert hätte (vgl. Hoppe s. v. Aunt S.); aunt ist jedes alte Weib, cf. Shakespeare, Midsummern. 2, 1, 51, the wisest aunt; Sally wegen des Wortspiels zwischen Sally abbr. von Sarah und to sally to dart, to shoot at something. save-all s. In Papierfabriken Maschinen, welche jede noch in dem Spülicht enthaltene Faser zurückhalten. ib. 580. scale s. Kesselstein, der Ansatz im Dampfkessel: not a handfull of — could be got, when the boiler was washed out. ib. 683. Scarlet-days, Universitätsfeiertage, so genannt wegen der an ihnen getragenen Amtskleidung. Scholarship s. zu H. Man unterscheidet von dieser die Minor Scholarship, welche freshmen verliehen wird, und die Exhibition, ein geringeres Stipendium auf ein, höchstens zwei Jahre. Zeigt der Inhaber einer Minor Scholarship sich würdig, so erhält er eine Scholarship (auf 2 bis 7 Jahre). scribbling-paper s. Conceptpapier. -- seed s. boot running to durchlöchert. Pickw. I, p. 36, vgl. seedy schäbig. = self-communing s. soliloquy; if his outspoken -s had come to an end. Ch. J. 732. sell s. und v. Jemanden anführen: a—, nearly related to a hoax, differs from it in being more innocent in its inception and less mischievous in its consequences. Ch. J. 745. sensationalism ib. 627. s. das Verlangen nach Sensationsnachrichten. service s. train; Cheap Night Services to Paris. Times und andere Zeitungen. Sex Viri s. ein Disciplinargericht für die Magistri Artium; dasselbe was die Decans der Colleges und die Proctors der Universität für die Undergraduates sind. Cambr. Univ. Cal. 1878. shakings s. pl. die Krumen, die Speisereste: the of the tablecloth. Ch. J. 656. shallows s. pl. das ruhige Fahrwasser; there was an awkward si lence, until Mrs. N. steered us into the again, making talk about nothing in easy society fashion, until we all recovered our equilibrium. ib. 696. shave v. a. to the train, auf die letzte Minute kommen, den Zug on the school green, ib. 688 vid. hockey. noch soeben erreichen. shinty s. he ran at shop s. the Big Shop work must not go to have a shy with it at Sidney ducks s. Sträflinge: they are in the chaingangs of Australia. ib. 619. silkstone s. eine bessere Sorte Steinkohlen. sitz-bath s. Sitzbad. who have seen service sleeve s. persons who wear their hearts on their offenherzig. Ch. J. 735. small-arms s. (L. kleine [Schuss-]Waffen) Hand schusswaffen im Gegensatz zu grobem Geschütz: the introduction of breech-loading has worked a perfect revolution. ib. 734. smash adj. unächt (cant.): nickel silver or imitative spoon is called a feeder. ib. 628. snatch s. to talk in ―es, abgerissen sprechen: the patient dozed or talked in -es. ib. 740. sniff v. a. (nicht arch.): -ing the savoury fumes that arose from a frying pan. ib. 734. somethingean scherzh. gebild. adj. Pickw. I, 218. song-bird s. (nicht blos pl.): the trees, each one a citadel to squirrel or-. ib. 734. spans. team (Capland), daher when the waggons are outspanned. Ch. J. 736. Spelicans Spillekins (Hoppe): eagerly waiting for his game of Misunderstood p. 190. spill s. die leichte Verletzung: mishaps now and then occur happy Ch. J. 657. if only a spoilt pp. a joke, ein abgedroschener Witz. ib. 655. spoon v. a. that little Creole whom you were sport s. Spieler von Profession (Am.). ib. 612. ing. ib. 674. sprat s. to throw out a to catch a herring, mit der Wurst nach dem Schinken werfen. ib. 627. sprawling adj. the manuscript indited in a large hand. ib. 734. squarely and fairly, offen und ehrlich. ib. 673. stager s. auch von Fischen; the heavy splash of some old that lay in his favourite pool. ib. 670. stand out v. n. (L. feilschen) thun als ob einem an dem Verkauf einer Sache nichts gelegen wäre: we are never in a hurry to part with anything in the City if we can help it. That's what we calling ib. 580. steady v. a. zum gesetzten Manne machen; his marriage does not appear to have -ied him. ib. 695. stiffish adj. fare, hoher Lohn (Matr. Slang.). ib. 615. subway s. unterirdischer Gang: the dirt in the streets is washed away through side- openings into s. ib. 682. summarise v. a. eine Uebersicht von etwas geben, resumiren. ib. 627. sundowner s. one species of tramp is the so called from his habit of appearing at a squatting station about sunset and asking food and shelter for the night. ib. 675. swabs. lubber, Landratte: when Jack Tar called every landsman а -. ib. 632. swag s. (Austr.) A strapped-up bundle of sleeping blankets slung over the shoulder; the luggage carried by diggers, daher swag v. n. now and then you see sailors ging it through the Bush, runaways from some lately landed vessel und syndicate s. when a number of contractors are concerned in the business (floating a loan), they are called a . ib. 628. Take on v. a. einnehmen S. A. having charged freight and team s. auch von Personen = a party of competitors, comprising a definite number of colleagues: a of cricketers went out of America, -- a of riflemen came over from the continent, a of oarsmen |