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A suburb, formerly a village, in Rochester, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7366).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A way up a hill in the South Downs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: reformatory
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noun
Any institution which provides education to young offenders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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noun
formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reformatory, reform school, training school
History
Inherited from Middle English *borstile, *borghstile, from Old English beorh (“a hill”) + stigel (“a stile”). The institutions are named after Borstal Prison in Borstal, Rochester, Kent, England.
