spinning houses

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spinning house
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APA

spinning houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20houses

MLA

“spinning houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinning houses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinning%20houses.

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