work house

A form of workhouse — An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.

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Meanings

nounwork house (plural work houses)

plural work houses

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of workhouse.
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APA

work house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20house

MLA

“work house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20house. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work house,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20house.

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