WRANGLERS. At CAMBRIDGE the first class (generally of
twelve) at the annual examination for a degree. There
are three classes of honours, wranglers, senior optimes,
and junior optimes. Wranglers are said to be born with
golden spoons in their mouths, the senior optimes with
silver, and the junior with leaden ones. The last junior
optime is called the wooden spoon. Those who are not
qualified for honors are either in the GULF (that is,
meritorious, but not deserving of being in the three first
classes) or among the pollot [Proofreaders Note: Greek Letters]
the many. See PLUCK, APOSTLES, &C.