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| bor·stal [ báwrst'l ] (plural bor·stals) |
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U.K. prison for young offenders: before 1953 in the United Kingdom, an institution for young offenders that combined features of prison and school. Borstals were replaced by detention centers and youth custody centers.
 a multimillionaire and former borstal boy
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| [Early 20th century. After the village of Borstal in S England] |
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