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WORKHOUSE
workhouse
(noun) a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
workhouse
(noun) a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
workhouse (plural workhouses)
(British, historical) An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wp
(US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
(archaic) A factory; a place of manufacture.
Synonyms
• poorhouse
Anagrams
• housework
Source: Wiktionary
Work"house`, n.; pl. Workhouses. Etym: [AS. weorch.]
1. A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
2. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
3. A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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