schoolwardsadv.
/ˈskuːlwədz/, U.S. /ˈskulwərdz/ Towards a school; to school. Cf. schoolward adv.
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1856 C. I. Black Memorialia Cordis 17 The child betimes must schoolwards roam.
1857 Peter Parley's Ann. 171 He was sauntering schoolwards.
1892 Ann. Rep. State Superintendant (N.Y. Dept. Public Instruction) 8 [The boy] showed such reluctance to depart schoolwards, that his mother reminded him of the need to hurry.
1913 Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey What Man Wills viii. 210 The flat became a very dreary place when the lively pair had taken themselves schoolwards once more.
2003 Times (Nexis) 8 Sept. (Sport section) 34 There were four children to be dressed, fed and coaxed schoolwards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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