[wurk-hous] 
[-hou-ziz] . | 1. | a house of correction. |
| 2. | British. (formerly) a poorhouse in which paupers were given work. |
| 3. | Obsolete. a workshop. |
| work·house (wûrk'hous') n.
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workhouse
institution to provide employment for paupers and sustenance for the infirm, found in England from the 17th through the 19th century and also in such countries as The Netherlands and in colonial America
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