sport the (or one's) oak

sport the (or one's) oak
sport the (or one's) oak
Brit.
(in certain universities) shut the outer door of one's room as a sign that one does not wish to be disturbed. [such doors were often formerly made of oak.]
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  • To sport one's oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To sport one's oak — Sport Sport, v. t. 1. To divert; to amuse; to make merry; used with the reciprocal pronoun. [1913 Webster] Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Isa. lvii. 4. [1913 Webster] 2. To represent by any kind of play. [1913 Webster] Now sporting on thy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oak — noun 1》 a large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed leaves and hard durable wood. [Genus Quercus: many species.]     ↘used in names of other trees or plants resembling this, e.g. poison oak. 2》 a smoky flavour or nose characteristic… …   English new terms dictionary

  • sport one's oak — make it appear that one is not at home by locking the outer door (from British student life) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Oak — ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oak apple — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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