| Pronunciation: | | 'wurk`haws
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- [n] a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
- [n] (British) a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
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WORKHOUSE is a 9 letter word that starts with W. |
| | See Also: | | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, poorhouse, slammer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Work"house`\, n.; pl. {Workhouses}. [AS. weorch?s.]
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.
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