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

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