1. [US] A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months 
2. [UK, archaic] A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor

Derived forms: workhouses

Type of: clink, gaol [Brit], jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, poorhouse, prison, slammer

Encyclopedia: Workhouse

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