Associations to the word «Workhouse»
Noun
- Infirmary
- Inmate
- Homelessness
- Asylum
- Able
- Orphanage
- Guardian
- Famine
- Labourer
- Overseer
- Poplar
- Erection
- Tramp
- Dickens
- Skid
- Twist
- Oliver
- Internment
- Matron
- Parish
- Relief
- Sick
- Hospital
- Jail
- Correction
- Orphan
- Bury
- Union
- Inquest
- Accommodation
- Prison
- Eligibility
- Hackney
- Turnip
- Persons
- Wilkinson
- Altering
- Lodging
- Chaplain
- Laundry
- Vestige
- Occupancy
- Tenement
- Aged
- Monmouth
- Starving
- Beggar
- Covent
- Dorchester
- Weaver
- Kendrick
- Shilling
- Allegheny
- Apprentice
- Superintendent
- Reformer
- Barracks
- Poverty
- Croydon
- Quaker
- Appendix
- Derry
- Charity
- Laws
- Ward
Adjective
Wiktionary
WORKHOUSE, noun. (British) Formerly, an institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wp
WORKHOUSE, noun. (US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
Dictionary definition
WORKHOUSE, noun. A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor.
WORKHOUSE, noun. A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months.
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