Download or read book The Public School Word-Book written by John S Farmer and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Contribution to a Historical Glossary of Words, Phrases and Turns of Expression Obsolete and in Present Use Peculiar to our Great Public Schools Together with Some that Have Been or Are Modish at the Universities. First published in 1900. Farmer (1854-1916) was a lexicographer best-known for his 7-volume dictionary of slang published from 1890-1904.