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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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