Thesaurus: workhouse

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1. n. A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
2. n. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
3. n. A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
4. n. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
5. n. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
6. 1. A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop. 2. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor. 3. A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
7. n:100 n. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor n. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months