"bostal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bostal A winding way up a hill can refer to road [canonical], track - can be either side [canonical], bostals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bostal (plural bostals)
  1. (Sussex) Alternative form of borstal Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: borstal

Inflected forms

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