spinning house

noun

A house of correction where delinquent women such as prostitutes were made to work at spinning.

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Meanings

nounspinning house (plural spinning houses)

plural spinning houses

  1. historicalA house of correction where delinquent women such as prostitutes were made to work at spinning.
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APA

spinning house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20house

MLA

“spinning house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinning house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20house.

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