Harry-soph

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Noun

Harry-soph (plural Harry-sophs)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A student of law or medicine at Cambridge who, being of the same standing as the students in arts in his year, is allowed to wear a full-sleeved gown when they assume their BA gowns, though he does not obtain his actual degree so soon.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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