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board school

noun
  1. British (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers
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Historical Examples

  • To think I should live to hear that from a bhoy wid a board-school edukashin!

    Soldier Stories

    Rudyard Kipling

  • But there is no time to board-school you; and you are getting too old for that rot even.

    Dariel

    R. D. Blackmore

  • Board-School Master: "Now then, boys, we must get to work again!"

  • Perhaps I'll be a governess, or a Board-school teacher, or suchlike.

  • He made friends with board-school boys and even errand-boys.

    Aliens

    William McFee