workhouse
n.
shelter providing work; poorhouse for unemployed and criminals
Workhouse
In
British history, a workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. The earliest recorded example of a workhouse dates to 1652 in
Exeter although there is some written evidence that workhouses existed before this date. Records mention a workhouse in 1631 in
Abingdon.
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workhouse
Noun
1. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
(hypernym) poorhouse
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
(hypernym) jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer
Workhouse
(n.)
A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
(n.)
A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
(n.)
A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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workhouse
Synonyms and related words:
agency, almshouse, asylum, atelier, barbershop, beauty parlor, beauty shop, bench, butcher shop, company, concern, corporation, desk, establishment, facility, firm, foster home, halfway house, home, hospice, hospitium, house, installation, institution, loft, nursing home, organization, orphanage, parlor, poor farm, poorhouse, rest home, retreat, shop, studio, sweatshop, work site, work space, workbench, working space, workplace, workroom, workshop, worktable
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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