Salt Hill
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The mound at Eton where the Eton scholars used to collect money for the
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Salt Hill” mean?
The mound at Eton where the Eton scholars used to collect money for the
Is “Salt Hill” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.