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1. (n.) workhouse
a house of correction in which the prisoners are required to work.
2. workhouse
Brit. a poorhouse.
Etymology: (1645–55)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) workhouse
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
2. (noun) workhouse
a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) workhouse
a house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop
2. (noun) workhouse
a house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor
3. (noun) workhouse
a house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse
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