subs. phr. (obsolete, Winchester College).—The day on which SIX-AND-SIX (q.v.) was played. It was the Thursday after the first Tuesday in December. So called because hot APPLE-PIES were served on GOMERS (q.v.) in College for dinner.
subs. phr. (obsolete, Winchester College).—The day on which SIX-AND-SIX (q.v.) was played. It was the Thursday after the first Tuesday in December. So called because hot APPLE-PIES were served on GOMERS (q.v.) in College for dinner.
