Meanings
plural sconcers
- One who sconces.
If he succeeded in this, the 'sconcer' had to pay for the drink.
2008, Robin Darwall-Smith, A History of University College, Oxford, page 4571 more example
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.”
2017, Richard O. Smith, Oxford Examined: Town & Clown
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sconcer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sconcer
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