WORKHOUSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
   Hypernyms(s) workhouse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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2. Meaning
   • a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
   Hypernyms(s) workhouse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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