Workhouse
WordNet

noun


(1)   A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
(2)   A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
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Noun



  1. formerly, an institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work
  2. a prison in which the sentence includes manual labour
 
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