C2 noun #74,246 most common

An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wp

workhouse in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wp
  • (noun) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
  • (noun) A factory; a place of manufacture.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wp
  2. 2
    noun A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
  3. 3
    noun A factory; a place of manufacture.

Synonyms

poorhouse
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