ragged school
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The museum is housed in three huge canalside buildings, which once formed the largest ragged school in run by Dr Thomas Barnardo.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012
Now, the honest scholars in the ragged school, seeing what was going on, of their own accord began to share their bread with this little band, and to contribute their pennies.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Together with one or two fellow students he conducted a ragged school in an old stable.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
We’re looking for a little boy called Billy, who lives in this court, who generally comes to our ragged school, but wasn’t there this evening.
From My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
She helped to inaugurate the society for the prevention of cruelty to children, and was a keen supporter of the ragged school union.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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