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hedge schools

hedge schools is the plural of hedge school.

Meaning of hedge school

Noun

hedge school (plural hedge schools)

  1. (Ireland, historical) A rudimentary school in 18th- and 19th-century Ireland, held outdoors or in a house or barn.

Questions about hedge schools

What is hedge schools the plural of?
Hedge schools is the plural of hedge school.

Words near hedge schools in the dictionary

  1. hedge priests
  2. hedge rider
  3. hedge riders
  4. hedge riding
  5. hedge school
  6. hedge schools
  7. hedge sermon
  8. hedge sermons
  9. hedge sparrow
  10. hedge sparrows
  11. hedge tree

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