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Definition of Incorrigibles
1. incorrigible [n] - See also: incorrigible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incorrigibles
Literary usage of Incorrigibles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Exceptional Child by Maximilian Paul Eugen Groszmann (1917)
"Truants and incorrigibles; Juvenile Delinquents.— The problems of these classes
have been discussed in various chapters of this book. ..."
2. Annals of Educational Progress by John Palmer Garber (1911)
"incorrigibles who formerly were in "special schools" and are even yet in these
... incorrigibles, Including Truants.—The two largest and most successful ..."
3. Publication by National Child Labor Committee (U.S.), Cleveland Foundation Survey Committee, Emergency Conservation Committee (U.S.) (1916)
"The present Boys' School is the result. This school, first organized in 1876,
was intended for truants and incorrigibles from the school ..."
4. Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the by David Livingstone, Charles Livingstone (1866)
"Convict Class called " incorrigibles."—Superstitions about Mangoes, Coffee, and
Rain-making.— Securing Slaves by means of domestic Ties. ..."
5. Annals of Educational Progress in 1910: A Report Upon Current Educational by John Palmer Garber (1911)
"incorrigibles, Including Truants.—The two largest and most successful schools in
the world for the rescue and education of unfortunate children are the ..."
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