ragged school

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noun

(in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children

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Words nearby ragged school

ragga, ragged, ragged edge, ragged jacket, ragged robin, ragged school, raggedy, ragging, raggle, raggle-taggle, ragi

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How to use ragged school in a sentence

Together with one or two fellow students he conducted a ragged school in an old stable.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
There is a penny bank established in connection with the ragged-school, and last year there were deposits to the amount of 278l.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
It was here that in 1843 the Ragged School movement in London commenced its wonderful and praiseworthy career.
Christopher Crayon's Recollections|J. Ewing Ritchie
The committee of the Ragged School Union took the initiative to do honour to their president.
Christopher Crayon's Recollections|J. Ewing Ritchie

My Australian friend was at that time wrestling with a real ragged school on the Highway on Sunday afternoons.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell