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ragged schools

ragged schools is the plural of ragged school.

Meaning of ragged school

Noun

ragged school (plural ragged schools)

  1. (UK, historical) A free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed.

Questions about ragged schools

What is ragged schools the plural of?
Ragged schools is the plural of ragged school.

Words near ragged schools in the dictionary

  1. ragged robin
  2. ragged robins
  3. ragged sailor
  4. ragged sailors
  5. ragged school
  6. ragged schools
  7. ragged staff
  8. ragged staffs
  9. ragged staves
  10. ragged the puck
  11. ragged-right

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