Wykehamist









Wykehamist


Wykehamist noun

  1. a pupil or former pupil of Winchester College

Examples from the Web for wykehamist Historical Examples of wykehamist

  • He was a Wykehamist, and is referred to in a letter by Wordsworth to Dyce in 1833.

    The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. VII

    William Wordsworth

  • One day when we were playing Winchester—you’re not a Wykehamist, are you?

    Sinister Street, vol. 2

    Compton Mackenzie

  • Every Wykehamist remembers the ancient and picturesque mills of Winchester, with the mill-stream bridged by the main street.

    The Naturalist on the Thames

    C. J. Cornish

  • “The second-year men don’t like it,” agreed the long-legged Wykehamist with a wise air.

    Sinister Street, vol. 2

    Compton Mackenzie

  • Michael perceived with pleasure and faint relief that he seemed to be amusing his neighbor, a Wykehamist called Castleton.

    Sinister Street, vol. 2

    Compton Mackenzie

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