workhouse
[ wurk-hous ]
/ ˈwɜrkˌhaʊs /
noun, plural work·hous·es [wurk-hou-ziz] /ˈwɜrkˌhaʊ zɪz/.
a house of correction.
British.
(formerly) a poorhouse in which paupers were given work.
Obsolete.
a workshop.
Words nearby workhouse
workfare,
workflow,
workfolk,
workforce,
workhorse,
workhouse,
working,
working asset,
working bee,
working capital,
working class
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British Dictionary definitions for workhouse
workhouse
/ (ˈwɜːkˌhaʊs) /
noun
(formerly in England) an institution maintained at public expense where able-bodied paupers did unpaid work in return for food and accommodation
(in the US) a prison for petty offenders serving short sentences at manual labour