borstal

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Noun

borstal noun

A way up a hill in the South Downs.
Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
Any institution which provides education to young offenders.

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Synonyms

reformatory corrections correctional correction corrective penal correcting bostal bergh downs brook burdon's hotel south downs rise burgh bordon boulton

Associated

clonmel scum remand carlin juvenile convict detention jail autobiographical breakout rochester

Rhymes

baltimore still before still bore still core still corps still course still course till divorce still door still ecuador still

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