workhouse

[ wurk-hous ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌhaʊs /

noun, plural work·hous·es [wurk-hou-ziz]. /ˈwɜrkˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a house of correction.

British. (formerly) a poorhouse in which paupers were given work.

Obsolete. a workshop.

Origin of workhouse

before 1100; Middle English werkhous,Old English weorchūs workshop. See work, house

Words nearby workhouse

work-furlough, work-harden, work hardening, workhorse, work-hour, workhouse, work in, working, working asset, working bee, working capital

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Example sentences from the Web for workhouse

I, who have kept you out of the workhouse, treated you like my own child?
Yeast: A Problem|Charles Kingsley
In all the unions of the other region, such women, unless included in certain exceptions, can be relieved only in the workhouse.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
But if you tell the truth and say he's the decent fellow he is, he'll land you in the workhouse!
The Foolish Lovers|St. John G. Ervine
I have spoken of the little girls I found scrubbing the workhouse floors.
My Own Story|Emmeline Pankhurst

This cemetery adjoins the workhouse, and the ground was the gift of Sir Hans Sloane.
Chelsea|George Bryan

British Dictionary definitions for workhouse

workhouse

/ (ˈwɜːkˌhaʊs) /

noun

(formerly in England) an institution maintained at public expense where able-bodied paupers did unpaid work in return for food and accommodation

(in the US) a prison for petty offenders serving short sentences at manual labour

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单词	workhouse
释义	workhouse [ wurk-hous ] / ˈwɜrkˌhaʊs / noun, plural work·hous·es [wurk-hou-ziz]. /ˈwɜrkˌhaʊ zɪz/. a house of correction. British. (formerly) a poorhouse in which paupers were given work. Obsolete. a workshop. Origin of workhouse before 1100; Middle English werkhous,Old English weorchūs workshop. See work, house Words nearby workhouse work-furlough, work-harden, work hardening, workhorse, work-hour, workhouse, work in, working, working asset, working bee, working capital Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for workhouse I, who have kept you out of the workhouse, treated you like my own child? Yeast: A Problem\|Charles Kingsley In all the unions of the other region, such women, unless included in certain exceptions, can be relieved only in the workhouse. English Poor Law Policy\|Sidney Webb But if you tell the truth and say he's the decent fellow he is, he'll land you in the workhouse! The Foolish Lovers\|St. John G. Ervine I have spoken of the little girls I found scrubbing the workhouse floors. My Own Story\|Emmeline Pankhurst This cemetery adjoins the workhouse, and the ground was the gift of Sir Hans Sloane. Chelsea\|George Bryan British Dictionary definitions for workhouse workhouse / (ˈwɜːkˌhaʊs) / noun (formerly in England) an institution maintained at public expense where able-bodied paupers did unpaid work in return for food and accommodation (in the US) a prison for petty offenders serving short sentences at manual labour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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