underschool

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noun

A lower school pupil.

“It was the custom at Lancing that during one's first three weeks an 'underschool', as Lower boys were dubbed, was deputed to take charge of one and instruct one in the habits of the place.”

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Meanings

noununderschool (plural underschools)

plural underschools

  1. obsoleteslangA lower school pupil.

    It was the custom at Lancing that during one's first three weeks an 'underschool', as Lower boys were dubbed, was deputed to take charge of one and instruct one in the habits of the place.

Origin

under- + school

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APA

underschool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underschool

MLA

“underschool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underschool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underschool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underschool.

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