workhouse
21workhouse — work|house [ˈwə:khaus US ˈwə:rk ] n a building in Britain in the past where very poor people lived if they had nowhere else to go = ↑poorhouse …
22workhouse — work|house [ wɜrk,haus ] noun count a POORHOUSE in Britain in the past …
23workhouse — n. shelter providing work; poorhouse for unemployed and criminals …
24workhouse — noun 1》 historical (in the UK) a public institution in which the destitute of a parish received board and lodging in return for work. 2》 US a prison in which petty offenders are expected to work …
25workhouse — noun (C) a building in Britain in the past where poor people lived …
26workhouse — work•house [[t]ˈwɜrkˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] 1) soc a house of correction in which the prisoners are required to work 2) brit. a poorhouse • Etymology: 1645–55 …
27workhouse — /ˈwɜkhaʊs / (say werkhows) noun 1. History a publicly supported institution for the maintenance of able bodied paupers who performed unpaid work. 2. US a place for the confinement and reform of persons convicted of minor offences and not regarded …
28workhouse — Place of confinement for persons convicted of lesser offenses. Such imprisonment is usually for a relatively short duration …
29workhouse — A municipal prison. Farmer v St. Paul, 65 Minn 176, 67 NW 990. A place of imprisonment under sentence for crime. People v Stavrakas, 335 111 570, 167 NE 852. A place or prison where persons convicted of minor offenses and misdemeanors may be… …
30workhouse — n. 1 Brit. hist. a public institution in which the destitute of a parish received board and lodging in return for work done. 2 US a house of correction for petty offenders …
