Six of the best - wipipedia.org
Six of the best is a phrase that refers to a (chiefly British) method of physical punishment. Method "Six of the best" was a classic punishment for boys. Six strokes or "cuts" are delivered with a cane onto the delinquent's buttocks. The punishment could be given either on the seat of the trousers or shorts, on the briefs, or on the bare bottom.
The punishment system 1927-1961 - Old Cicestrians
The offender was brought in and asked if he had anything to say in respect of the charge. He was then taken out of the room and a punishment was discussed and agreed – this was usually a number of strokes (e.g. 3) of the cane. On being brought back into the room punishment was administered by Mr. Watson.
Education: Six of the Best - TIME
Wildman brandished his prized 30-inch Dragon Smoky Malacca, “a very pliant and punishing cane.” “And how many strokes do you advise?” Headmaster Copping asked. Smiling, Wildman suggested “Six...
Six of the best! ROGER DOWLING (Editor) - Issuu
Under-age smoking was clearly an ongoing issue, regularly attracting four strokes of the cane. ‘Six of the best’ was, as might be expected, reserved for what were regarded as the gravest...
Understanding "six of the best" Idiom: Meaning, Origins & Usage ...
“Six of the best” refers to a punishment involving six strokes with a cane or whip. Therefore, it should only be used when discussing physical discipline or punishment. Another mistake is misusing the number six. The idiom specifically refers to six strokes, so using any other number would not be accurate or appropriate.
English school caning, March 1958 - CORPUN ARCHIVE uksc5803
PETER DURYEA, 18-year-old son of Hollywood "villain" Dan Duryea, walked nervously into the headmaster's study at Oakham School, Rutland. "Bend over, boy," said the head, Mr. John Buchanan, selecting a cane. Peter bent, hands on shins. Whereupon Mr. Buchanan planted six of the best on the spot Peter's trousers were tightest.
"Six of the Best" - Cranbrook Centenary
"Six of the Best" Today Australian school children are punished with litter duty or detention, but for much of the twentieth century corporal punishment was conceived as an integral part of educational discipline that “like war, is never good, but is sometimes necessary and inevitable”. 1
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Tales from the study
I got six strokes, but there’s no way anyone could have mistaken them for “six-of-the best.” I remained bent over after the last one landed. I knew the etiquette was you stayed in position until you were given permission to stand up. In the stories if a boy stood up before being allowed he got extra strokes.
School caning, UK, Nov 1948 - CORPUN ARCHIVE uksc4811
A 16-years-old boy grabbed the dragon smoking malacca, which Mr. Wildman had described as a "pliant and punishing cane," and gave him about six hard strokes. During the scramble, the canes were scattered and some were picked up by the pupils.
Stretching Forward to Learn - World Corporal Punishment Research
As time went by, we were subjected to more strokes of the slipper and cane. Two became the minimum and three and four more common. Those who disappeared to see the Headmaster were known to receive six, and Mr York's 'six of the best' were legendary.
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