schooling
/ˈskuːlɪŋ
/noun [mass noun]
1Education received at school: his parents paid for his schooling...
- It is quite clear that teachers, education and schooling have received a raw deal from popular cinema, which tends toward the negative and derogatory in its representations.
- Those with the diagnosis were more likely to be older, have a grade school education (completed schooling to age 12), and be unmarried in mid-life.
- Worst of all, many schoolchildren have to face dropping out after primary schooling because secondary education is not free.
Synonyms
education, teaching, tuition, instruction, tutoring, tutelage, pedagogy, andragogy;
lessons;
learning, book learning
2 Riding The training of a horse on the flat or over fences: [as modifier]: schooling fences...
- The equestrian centre, which has a capacity of 7 horses, has enabled them to develop that part of their business devoted to the breaking and schooling of horses.
- Katy had two horses, a retired schooling mare and a dressage-trained Arabian gelding.
- Some riders brought their own horses to schooling shows from home, but Kate lived in the city so she didn't have a horse of her own.
Synonyms
training, coaching, instruction, drill, drilling, discipline, disciplining;
preparation, guidance
