dame-school
[ deym-skool ]
/ ˈdeɪmˌskul /
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noun (formerly)
a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
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Origin of dame-school
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby dame-school
Damastes, Damasus I, Damasus II, d'Amboise, dame, dame-school, dame's rocket, dame's violet, damfool, Damia, damiana
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British Dictionary definitions for dame-school
dame school
noun
(formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
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