Project Gutenberg 2016-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 566 Farmer, John Stephen 1854 1916 Farmer, J. S. (John Stephen) Farmer, John S. The Public School Word-book A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Public School Word-book" by John Stephen Farmer is a descriptive glossary compiled around the late 19th century. This work serves as a collection of words, phrases, and expressions unique to England's public schools, providing historical context for those terms and illustrating their usage through quotations from past and contemporary authors. The text is meant to appeal not only to those familiar with these institutions but also to scholars and general readers interested in linguistic development. The opening of this glossary establishes the author's purpose and the scope of the work. Farmer expresses a desire to fill a notable gap in the documentation of school-specific vernacular, clarifying that this is not merely a collection of school slang but a detailed analytical resource. He outlines his method of gathering terms historically and compares them to other established works, emphasizing their significance in understanding English public school customs and language. The approach promises insights into both historical and modern usage as the text introduces a variety of terms relevant to public school life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Endowed public schools (Great Britain) Students -- Great Britain -- Language English language -- Great Britain -- Slang -- Dictionaries PE Text Category: History - Schools & Universities Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 768650 2025-07-21T09:26:28.522950 text/html 748828 2024-10-23T01:17:09 text/html 582069 2025-07-21T09:26:43.104861 application/epub+zip 587177 2025-07-21T09:26:30.450891 application/epub+zip 353408 2025-07-21T09:26:29.431881 application/epub+zip 1094515 2025-07-21T09:26:50.330803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 762688 2025-07-21T09:26:41.925834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612321 2022-09-24T08:17:36.529048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603034 2025-07-21T09:26:24.804024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 583101 2024-10-23T01:17:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17607 2025-07-21T09:26:50.480800 application/rdf+xml 13384 2025-07-21T09:26:29.599878 image/jpeg 2165 2025-07-21T09:26:29.518879 image/jpeg 541126 2025-07-21T09:26:28.667927 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia