What is a house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse called?
workhouse — A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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