one who tergiversates

(Cambridge University slang) Clipping of St John's, referring to St John's College, Cambridge. / (Oxford University slang) Clipping of St John's, referring to St John's College, Oxford.

Alternative form of Vedic

(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with. / A grappling hook or grappling iron. / A small anchor; a grapnel.