ragged school

noun

A free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed.

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Meanings

nounragged school (plural ragged schools)

plural ragged schools

  1. UKhistoricalA free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed.

Origin

So called because of the ragged clothing of the children.

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APA

ragged school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragged%20school

MLA

“ragged school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragged%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ragged school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragged%20school.

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