sponging-houses

A form of sponging-house — A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sponging-house
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sponging-houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponging-houses

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“sponging-houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponging-houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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

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