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non-nant|nɒnˈnænt|
[f. non- 6 + L. nant-, pres. ppl. stem of nāre to swim.]
At Eton College: A boy who is not a swimmer. Also attrib.
1869Eton Boating Bk. Introd. 2 No check was put upon those who belonged to the Boats, nor were they prohibited to ‘Non-nants’. 1900Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 31 At the beginning of each summer half [at Eton] a ‘non-nant list’ was printed. |