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
"Poor dear children!" he exclaimed to the superintendent of a ragged school, after hearing from some of the children their tale of cold and hunger.
From Collections and Recollections by George William Erskine Russell
It all went in the establishment of a ragged school for boys.
From The Story of General Gordon by Jeanie Lang
“He didn’t come to the ragged school to-night.”
From My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life by Talbot Baines Reed
One for the family, one for the servants and tenants, and a third for the ragged school.
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
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