workhouse

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Synonyms: workhorse, work house, warehouse, whorehouse, cookhouse, work horse, morthouse, woodhouse, forehouse, wodehouse, workhouses

Antonyms: workhorse, work house, warehouse, whorehouse, cookhouse, work horse, morthouse, woodhouse, forehouse, wodehouse, workhouses

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|British|historical}} An [[institution]] for [[homeless]] [[poor#Adjective|poor]] [[person#Noun|people]] [[fund#Verb|funded]] by the [[local#Adjective|local]] [[parish]], where the [[able-bodied]] were [[require]]d to [[work#Verb|work]].
2. {{lb|en|US}} A [[prison#Noun|prison]] in which the [[sentence#Noun|sentence]] [[include]]s [[manual labour]].
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[place#Noun|place]] of [[manufacture#Noun|manufacture]]; a [[factory]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|British|transitive|historical}} To place (a person) in the workhouse {{gloss|institution for the poor}}.

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