Workhouse
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noun.
A prison in which limited sentences are served at manual labor.
noun.
A poorhouse.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A house in which work is carried on; a manufactory.
noun.
A house in which able-bodied paupers are compelled to work; a poorhouse.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
noun.
A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
noun.
A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
formerly
, an
institution
for the
poor
homeless
, funded by the local
parish
where the
able-bodied
were required to
work
.
noun.
a
prison
in which the
sentence
includes
manual
labour
.
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noun.
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
noun.
a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months