Why is someone who goes to
Winchester College called a Wykehamist?
Wikipedia.org explains they're named after the founder,
William of Wykeham. And why are they called "public schools"? Well, this
Wikipedia article explains the "public" bit and has a list of
public school slang (including "newbie"). A boy in the youngest year is a "shell".
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