verb
- fined or penalized at Oxford University for breaking college rules
Usage: British university slang; archaic
Examples
- He was sconced for missing too many tutorials.
- Students could be sconced for various infractions of college rules.
- The tradition of being sconced involved drinking from a large silver cup.
- She was sconced a bottle of wine for her tardiness.
- Getting sconced was considered part of the Oxford experience.