workhouse
pronunciation
How to pronounce workhouse in British English:
UK [ˈwɜːkhaʊs]
How to pronounce workhouse in American English:
US [ˈwɜːrkhaʊs]
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- Noun:
- a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
- a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
Word Origin
- workhouse (n.)
- Old English weorchus "workshop;" see work (n.) + house (n.). From 1650s in the sense of "place where the able-bodied poor or petty criminals are lodged and compelled to work."
Example
- 1. Back at the workhouse , oliver was taken to see the board .
- 2. L know you 're no stranger to the workhouse .
- 3. Oliver does not like anything about the workhouse .
- 4. It 's this or the workhouse . Is that what you want ?
- 5. I know you 're no stranger to the workhouse .