work-house
noun, plural work·hous·es 
[-hou-ziz] .
[-hou-ziz] . 
zɪz1.
a house of correction.
2.
British. (formerly) a poorhouse in which paupers were given work.
3.
Obsolete. a workshop.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (formerly in England) an institution maintained at public expense where able-bodied paupers did unpaid work in return for food and accommodation |
| 2. | (in the US) a prison for petty offenders serving short sentences at manual labour |
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