'Workhouse' definitions:
Definition of 'workhouse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
noun
A county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
Definition of 'Workhouse'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'workhouse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agency,
- almshouse,
- asylum,
- atelier,
- barbershop,
- beauty parlor,
- beauty shop,
- bench,
- butcher shop,
- company,
- concern,
- corporation,
- desk,
- establishment,
- facility,
- firm,
- foster home,
- halfway house,
- home,
- hospice,
- hospitium,
- house,
- installation,
- institution,
- loft,
- nursing home,
- organization,
- orphanage,
- parlor,
- poor farm,
- poorhouse,
- rest home,
- retreat,
- shop,
- studio,
- sweatshop,
- work site,
- work space,
- workbench,
- working space,
- workplace,
- workroom,
- workshop,
- worktable