bridewell

[ brahyd-wel, -wuh l ]

/ ˈbraɪdˌwɛl, -wəl /

a prison.

Origin of bridewell

First recorded in 1545–55; after a prison that formerly stood near the church of St. Bride in London

"Just the kind of weather for a visit to the Bridewell, if so be matters were right there," Hiram said quickly.

The Minute Boys of Boston |James Otis
It should here be remembered that the “fine” system of Chicago places only the “obtuse” class in the Bridewell.

Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
Forty or fifty night-walkers were sent every week to Bridewell, and numbers were induced to emigrate to the colonies.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park
It was decided that from the revenue of the Bridewell hospital (£12,000) reformatory schools were to be built.

Old and New London |Walter Thornbury

To judge from the size of the Post-Office and "Bridewell," there is very little correspondence or crime.

A Little Tour In Ireland |S. Reynolds Hole

bridewell

/ (ˈbraɪdˌwɛl, -wəl) /

a house of correction; jail, esp for minor offences

C16: after Bridewell (originally, St Bride's Well), a house of correction in London