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Definition of blue coat school in English: blue coat schoolnoun A charity school at which pupils wear blue coats; specifically. Christ's Hospital, originally situated in Newgate, London, now in Horsham, West Sussex; (later more generally) any charity school; now also in the names of conventional schools, some of which were originally charity schools. Definition of blue coat school in US English: blue coat schoolnoun A charity school at which pupils wear blue coats; specifically. Christ's Hospital, originally situated in Newgate, London, now in Horsham, West Sussex; (later more generally) any charity school; now also in the names of conventional schools, some of which were originally charity schools. |