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

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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

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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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