n. Brit. hist. an institution for reforming and training young offenders.
Usage:
Now replaced by detention centre and youth custody centre.
Etymology: Borstal in S. England, where the first of these was established
n. Brit. hist. an institution for reforming and training young offenders.
Usage:
Now replaced by detention centre and youth custody centre.
Etymology: Borstal in S. England, where the first of these was established
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012