Sconcing

Translation of "sconcing" into Russian

Noun

sconcing

sconcings pl

The students were sconced for being late to the lecture.

Студентов оштрафовали за опоздание на лекцию.

Noun

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.

Verb

To 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.

Pres. Participle

Relating to or involving the traditional drinking penalty known as a sconce.

The sconcing tradition still survives at some old universities.