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workhouse: see poor law poor law, in English history, legislation relating to public assistance for the poor. Early measures to relieve pauperism were usually designed to suppress vagrancy and begging. ..... Click the link for more information. . workhouse 1. (formerly in England) an institution maintained at public expense where able-bodied paupers did unpaid work in return for food and accommodation 2. (in the US) a prison for petty offenders serving short sentences at manual labour How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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