Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
NORMAL SCHOOL, prop.n. [From F. école normale, school for training teachers.] College for training school teachers.Gsw. 1991 Anna Blair More Tea at Miss Cranston's 40:
And with the 'blue' [trams] to the Normal School, the 'green' to the east end, the yellow along Allison Street, folk made their colour-coded way from the city-centre grid to all points of the compass.Edb. 1992:
There used to be a Normal School in Edinburgh — Dalry Road I think it was...
