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BORSTAL
borstal
(noun) formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
borstal (plural borstals)
(UK) A way up a hill in the South Downs.
(historical) Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
Synonym: reformatory
(British, Ireland) Any institution which provides education to young offenders.
Anagrams
• Bartols, blastor
Proper noun
Borstal
A suburb of, formerly a village in Rochester, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7366).
Anagrams
• Bartols, blastor
Source: Wiktionary
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