Basher, Blues, Cabbage, Chief, Commem, Congo, Custos, Duckhunters, Ginger Week, Grovel, Kickers, Stodgers, and Toey are just some of the many words peculiar to Sherborne School.
Visit Shirburnian Speak to find out the meanings of these words and also of other words associated with Sherborne School.
If you want to find out more about Sherborne School’s traditions, then the School Archives website is your One Stop Shop. Here you can discover the history behind Commemoration Day (Commem), The Carmen (School song), the Sherborne Penny, the School Crest and the School Motto, Schools Class Locomotive ‘Sherborne’, and the School Boarding Houses.
Alternatively, you are always welcome to Ask the Archivist.
Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives.
Posted 4 September 2020 by Sherborne School Archives.