noun Download 🔗Share An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wp Examples : "During the Victorian era, many impoverished families were forced to live and labor in workhouses in exchange for food and shelter. " history society government building economy work inhuman organization place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour. Examples : "In the 19th century, petty criminals and the very poor were sometimes sent to workhouses, where they lived and performed hard labor, like breaking rocks. " government history job society law work building inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A factory; a place of manufacture. Examples : "During the Industrial Revolution, many towns had workhouses where textiles were produced. " industry work place building history economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading