单词	Pentonville
释义	Pentonville /ˈpɛntənˌvɪl / noun Australian historical A convict sentenced in Britain to transportation, but required first to serve eighteen months in Pentonville Prison, London (or another reformatory prison) receiving moral and religious instruction and learning a trade, before being sent to Australia on a conditional pardon: the last batch of Pentonvilles included two lawyers and a lieutenant in the army... I may also add that I have had many other old prisoners in my service, and have in general found them very good servants—the Pentonvilles being the worst without exception. The last batch of Pentonvilles included two lawyers, a clergyman, and a lieutenant in the army. At Port Philip, people go 250 miles to hire a Pentonville, and Western Australia asks for an additional number.
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