workhouse
🇺🇸
/ˈwɜːrkhaʊs/
🇬🇧
/ˈwɜːkhaʊs/
noun
R
A place in the past in England and Wales where very poor people were sent to live and work.
During the Victorian era, many destitute families were forced to live in workhouses to survive.
translation
A place in the past in England and Wales where very poor people were sent to live and work.
Word Forms
Plural
workhouses