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WORKHOUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("workhouse" is a kind of...):
clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("workhouse" is a kind of...):
poorhouse (an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
