Remainder, subs. (booksellers').—1. The unsold part of an edition bought to be re-sold at a reduced price.
1889. Athenæum [Century]. His main dealings . . . having been in remainders, and his one solitary publication a failure.
2. (publicans').—The drainings of pots and glasses: see All nations.
Remedy, subs. (Winchester).—1.
A holiday: cf. work (= pain)
and remi.
d. 1519. Colet, Statutes of St. Paul's School. I will also that they shall have no remedyes . . . excepte the Kynge . . . desire it.
1530 Magnus, Endowment Deed, Newark Grammar School. Thomas Magnus ordeyneth . . . that the said maisters shall not be myche inclyned . . . to graunt remedy for Recreacyon.
1593. Rites Durham Cath. [Surtees Soc.]. There was . . . a garding and a bowling allie . . . for the Novices sumetymes to recreate themselves when they had remedy of there master.
c. 1840. Mansfield, School Life, 49. Remedys were a kind of mitigated whole holiday.
1891. Wrench, Word-Book, s.v. Remedy . . . Remedium seems to have been the original word for holiday: translated Remedy . . . The tradition of Remedies being granted by great persons survives in the custom of the Judges on Circuit demanding a Half-Remedy.
2. (Old Cant).—A sovereign; 20/-: see Rhino.
Remedy-critch, subs. phr. (old).—A
chamber-pot: see It.
Remember. See Parson Meldrum.
Remi, subs. (Westminster School).—A
holiday: cf. Remedy.
Rem-in-re, subs. phr. (colloquial).—The
deed of kind; copulation.
To be caught with rem-in-re
= to be taken in the act.
Renovator, subs. (tailors').—A
repairing tailor: cf. translator.
Rent, subs. (Old Cant).—Plunder;
booty. To collect rent = to
rob travellers on the highway
(Bee). Hence, rent-collector
= a highwayman: specifically
one whose fancy was for money
only.
Rents coming in, phr. (old colloquial).—Dilapidated; ragged.
1708-10. Swift, Polite Conversation, 1. I have torn my Petticoat with your odious Romping; my Rents are coming in; I'm afraid, I shall fall into the Ragman's Hands.
To pay one's rent, verb. phr. (old).—To punish (q.v.); 'to pay out' (q.v.).
1370. Rom. Rich. Coer de Lion [Weber] [Oliphant, New Eng., i. 86. Richard pays the Saracens their rent; like our "give them their bellyfull."]
Rep, subs. (old).—1. A woman of
reputation (Grose): whence (2)
a harlot: a woman of a certain
reputation: also demi-rep: cf.
rip. Also as in quot. 1732, short
for 'repute.'
1721. Durfey, Two Queens of Brentford, i. Flower'd callicoes that fill our shoars, And worn by dames of rep', as well as whores.
1732. Fielding, Covent Garden Tragedy, 13. Nor modesty, nor pride, nor fear, nor rep; Shall now forbid this tender, chaste embrace.
'Pon (or on) rep, phr. (old).—'Upon my reputation.'
1708-10. Swift, Polite Conversation, 1. Lady Smart. What!. . . Do you say it upon Rep? Neverout. Poz, I saw her with my own Eyes.
