publics

public n, usu pl . . . there was an amalgamated school for the protestants which all denominations except catholics used to attend. I remember we used to call the protestants "publics". I don't know why and I could never find out, but the two main divisions in the town were "publ...

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Summary:public n, usu pl . . . there was an amalgamated school for the protestants which all denominations except catholics used to attend. I remember we used to call the protestants "publics". I don't know why and I could never find out, but the two main divisions in the town were "publics" and "catlics". protestants DNE-cit JH 10/73 Used I Used I Used I