board school

noun

British (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers

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Words nearby board school

Board of Trade Unit, board of trustees, boardroom, board rule, boardsailing, board school, board shorts, board side, board sport, boardwalk, boarfish

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Example sentences from the Web for board school

Board-school hawks, when taken up, are found to more nearly resemble a wild-caught bird.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
A mile from our house was a board-school, but it would not have been keeping up our position to send me there.
Aliens|William McFee
Annie was still a junior teacher in the Board-school, earning about four shillings a week.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
The disadvantages of the board-school system, as it may be called, are thus considerable.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell

But there is no time to board-school you; and you are getting too old for that rot even.
Dariel|R. D. Blackmore

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