workhouse

work·house  (wûrkhous)

n.

1. A prison in which limited sentences are served at manual labor.

2. Chiefly British A poorhouse.

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workhouse [ˈwɜːkˌhaʊs]

n

1. (Law) (formerly in England) an institution maintained at public expense where able-bodied paupers did unpaid work in return for food and accommodation

2. (Law) (in the US) a prison for petty offenders serving short sentences at manual labour

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	workhouse - a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor poorhouse - an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	workhouse - a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, clink - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Translations

workhouse [ˈwɜːkhaʊs] N (workhouses (pl)) [ˈwɜːkhaʊzɪz] (Brit) (Hist) → asilo m de pobres

workhouse [ˈwɜːkˌhaʊs] n (Brit) (History) → ospizio (in cui i ricoverati lavoravano)

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workhouse [ˈwɜːkˌhaʊs] n (Brit) (History) → ospizio (in cui i ricoverati lavoravano)