workhouse
noun
work·house
ˈwərk-ˌhau̇s 
1
British
: poorhouse
2
: a house of correction for persons guilty of minor law violations
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Her father lost a leg in World War I, her mother was born out of wedlock, and her grandmother once labored in a workhouse for the poor.
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Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Murphy’s latest project, Small Things Like These, depicting the horrors of Ireland’s church’s abusive workhouses for unwed mothers, is set for a Nov. 1 release in the U.K., and Nov. 8 in the U.S.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Banning Christmas Dinner Poor laws passed in Great Britain in the 1830s reversed a centuries-old tradition to forbid workhouses from serving roast beef and plum pudding at Christmas.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Wins don’t mean as much in today’s era of analytics and deep bullpens, but the workhouse Cole is a throwback who led the AL with 209 innings last year — his sixth season with at least 200.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
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Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Murphy’s latest project, Small Things Like These, depicting the horrors of Ireland’s church’s abusive workhouses for unwed mothers, is set for a Nov. 1 release in the U.K., and Nov. 8 in the U.S.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Banning Christmas Dinner Poor laws passed in Great Britain in the 1830s reversed a centuries-old tradition to forbid workhouses from serving roast beef and plum pudding at Christmas.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Wins don’t mean as much in today’s era of analytics and deep bullpens, but the workhouse Cole is a throwback who led the AL with 209 innings last year — his sixth season with at least 200.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
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workhouse
noun
work·house
ˈwərk-ˌhau̇s
1
British
: poorhouse
2
: a place where persons who have committed minor wrongdoings are kept
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