"ragged school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ragged schools [plural]
Etymology: So called because of the ragged clothing of the children. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ragged school (plural ragged schools)
  1. (UK, historical) A free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-ragged_school-en-noun-6rSh9Lk9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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