workhouse English

Meaning workhouse meaning

What does workhouse mean?

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workhouse Noun

— A place for poor people to live, but they have to work.

— A jail where the prisoners have to work.

workhouse

— noun a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months

— noun a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor

Synonyms workhouse synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as workhouse?

workhouse English » English

poorhouse

almshouse

alms-house

poor-house

almonry

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Here, here. This workhouse has become a place of entertainment for the poorer classes.

Yes, sir. Who's that? My dear, this is the boy from the workhouse I told you of.

On the box, Workhouse. On the box.

Workhouse, do you know who I am?

Who? Workhouse?

Died in the workhouse, eh?

D'you hear, Workhouse?

Workhouse, how's your mother?

What'd she die of, Workhouse?

You know, Workhouse, your mother must have been a regular, right-down bad 'un.

What did you say? A regular, right-down bad 'un, Workhouse.

And it's a great deal better, Workhouse, that she died when she did, or else she'd have been doing hard labor in Bridewell.

Do you know the workhouse where the boy was born? Of course.

Master of the workhouse.

New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.

And they got no windows in the workhouse.

These workhouse boys always cost more than they're worth.

Don't be cheeky, workhouse.

Noah, run over to the workhouse.

Here's your baggage, workhouse.

Born in a workhouse at Dunstable, he thinks.

She must have made her way to that workhouse and had her baby there.

Not even school, to the workhouse!

I'll invite all the poor in the workhouse to a feast here in Katthult.

Imagine when The Commander is back and finds the workhouse empty! That serves her right!

The workhouse without a living soul.

Three men just escaped from the workhouse, and one of them is Devon Miles.

Not the workhouse.

I would sooner pound the treadmill in the workhouse or pick oakum... than spend another hour engaged in labour such as this.

State sentence for a peeping tom, is six months in the workhouse.

They got no windows in the workhouse.

Workhouse..

With Dany, we knew each other since the workhouse.

Our arts and crafts center is, in actuality, a Dickensian workhouse.

You weren't the only bundle of rags Lizzie left at t'workhouse door.

Got it off t'lass at t'workhouse.

Shiellion was originally a workhouse.

Or in a workhouse.

His father might have died in the workhouse.

This is the boy. Born here in the workhouse.

Mrs. Sowerberry. this is the orphan from the workhouse.