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sconcer

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English

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Etymology

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From sconce +‎ -er.

Noun

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sconcer (plural sconcers)

  1. One who sconces.
    • 2008, Robin Darwall-Smith, A History of University College, Oxford, page 457:
      If he succeeded in this, the 'sconcer' had to pay for the drink.
    • 2017, Richard O. Smith, Oxford Examined: Town & Clown:
      Their other reviews include such phrases as: “They trashed our bathroom,” “Thrown out of college bar for rowdiness and pennying,” “After vom-stops en route to college, they all demanded tongue jousting!” and “Best sconcers in Oxford.”