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work·house
/-ˌhaʊs/
少年感化院;養老院
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Work·house
n.
;
pl
.
Workhouses
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
workhouse
n
1:
a
poorhouse
where
able-bodied
poor
are
compelled
to
labor
2:
a
county
jail
that
holds
prisoners
for
periods
up
to
18
months
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