ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bostal

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bostal is a noun meaning (Sussex) Eye dialect spelling of borstal.

Meaning

(Sussex) Eye dialect spelling of borstal.

Example Sentences

[…] up the chalky bostals over the Downs from the secluded villages and hamlets […]
When the practice was over it was still light, and Robert and Bessie turned inevitably along the little bostal that trickles through the fields […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include borstall, stepbarn, belowstairs, bannister, gaolbreak, stableboy.

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