Wykehamist

British  

/ ˈwɪkəmɪst /

noun

1. a pupil or former pupil of Winchester College

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Example Sentences

Our second night had been passed in a truck, rather hilariously, I am afraid, for three of us celebrated an Old Wykehamist dinner and sang “Domum” most of the night through.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John

Thomas Browne wrote his Religio Medici in 1533-5; and in it suggested some familiar verses of the "Evening Hymn" of his brother Wykehamist Bishop Ken.

From Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

"The second-year men don't like it," agreed the long-legged Wykehamist with a wise air.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

We of the Old Wykehamist dinner shared a room, and I slept like a top: the others tossed and moaned, and in the morning slew a vast number of intruders, many hundreds.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John

The sixteen freshmen retreated well pleased with their audacity, and the long-legged Wykehamist proclaimed delightedly that this was going to be a hot year.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton