Workhouse Definition
wûrkhous
workhouses
noun
Webster's New World
A prison in which limited sentences are served at manual labor.
American Heritage
A poorhouse.
American Heritage
In England, a poorhouse in which able residents had to work.
Webster's New World
A kind of prison, where petty offenders are confined and made to work.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Workhouse
Noun
Singular:
workhouse
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