| Beak |
Teacher (also known as a "master") |
| Bill or Call-over |
A roll call held in each House that boys from the House must attend. |
| Bill Book |
A small blue book published each term providing essential information about all aspects of the School and a calendar of main events, fixtures etc. |
| Bluer |
The dark blue uniform jacket. |
| Copy |
Awarded for 12 send ups or to the top boy in each subject every term. 8 copies win a prize. |
| Double |
Lines on special paper set as a punishment. |
| Ducker |
The swimming pool (in The Sports Centre). |
| Eccer |
Any form of games. |
| Flannels |
School colours for sport. A boy awarded his Flannels for Cricket, Rugby, Football, Harrow Football or for Minor Sports can wear a grey waistcoat with his tails. |
| Greyers |
The grey School trousers. |
| The Guild |
A specially elected group of senior boys who have shown artistic or cultural excellence. They have a distinctive maroon tie and can wear a maroon waistcoat with their tails. |
| Locking Up |
The deadline by which any work or punishments must be handed-in. It is also the time after which pupils may not leave their House without putting their name in the 'signing out' book. |
| Monitor (School) |
School 'prefect'. |
| Monitor (House) |
House 'prefect' (called a Sixth Former or 'priv' in some Houses). |
| Philathletic Club |
School's top athletes. They can wear a black bow-tie. Commonly called 'The Phil'. |
| Queue |
Times each day to see the House Master to withdraw money, to report send ups and skews, and for other matters of business or concern. |
| Remove |
The second year group at Harrow. |
| Send Up |
A piece of very good work. |
| Shell |
The youngest year group at Harrow. |
| Shepherd |
A boy in the year above whose job it is to look after new Shell boys for their first two weeks. |
| Skew |
Punishment from a beak for poor or incomplete work. |
| Sunday dress |
Tail coat and striped trousers worn on Sundays and other major occasions. |
| Tolley Up |
Permission to work after lights out (only used in a few Houses). |
| Torpids |
House sports team (under 16). |
| Tosh |
A bath or shower. |
| Trials |
Internal School examinations. |
| Yarder |
Outdoor recreation area (also the name of a game played there). |
| Yearlings |
Shell teams or groups. |
