BRIDEWELL

Etymology

Noun

bridewell (plural bridewells) (Sometimes capitalised)

(dated in British, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.

Usage notes

• Several English cities have streets named "Bridewell" where a police station is located.

Source: Wiktionary

Bride"well, n.

Definition: A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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