Found 2 items, similar to workhouse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: workhouse 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Workhouse Workhouse \Work"house`\, n.; pl. Workhouses. [AS. weorch[=u]s.] [1913 Webster] 1. A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop. [1913 Webster] 2. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor. [1913 Webster] 3. A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse. [1913 Webster]