Sconcing
Übersetzung von "sconcing" ins Russisch
sconcing
SubstantivUK
/ˈskɒnsɪŋ/
US
/ˈskɑːnsɪŋ/
sconcing
sconcings Pl.
The students were sconced for being late to the lecture.
Студентов оштрафовали за опоздание на лекцию.
Definitionen
sconcing
SubstantivUK
/ˈskɒnsɪŋ/
US
/ˈskɑːnsɪŋ/
A fine or penalty imposed on a student for a minor offense, traditionally involving the consumption of a drink.
The student was given a sconcing for being late to the lecture, which meant he had to buy drinks for his classmates.
The act or practice of imposing such a drinking fine or penalty.
Sconcing was widely practised in the college dining hall during the 1800s.
sconce
VerbTo impose a fine or penalty on, especially at Oxford or Cambridge University (archaic).
He was sconced for returning late to college after curfew.
To shelter, protect, or fortify; to lodge securely (archaic).
The shepherds sconced themselves behind a dry-stone wall during the storm.
sconcing
Part. Präs.UK
/ˈskɒnsɪŋ/
US
/ˈskɑːnsɪŋ/
Relating to or involving the traditional drinking penalty known as a sconce.
The sconcing tradition still survives at some old universities.