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Borstal Institution

[bawr-stuhl]

bor·stal

[bawr-stuhl]
noun
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
Also, borstal institution.


Origin:
1900–05; named after Borstal, village in Kent, England
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