Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022.
Rubric
IN (or OUT OF) THE RUBRIC, phr. (old).—In (or out of) holy orders.
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1699. FARQUHAR, The Constant Couple, i. 1. Who would have thought to find thee OUT OF THE RUBRIC so long? I thought thy hypocrisy had been wedded to a pulpit cushion long ago.
