workhouse
n.
Old English weorchus "workshop;" see work, n. + house, n.. From 1650s in the sense of "place where the able-bodied poor or petty criminals are lodged and compelled to work."
| 词汇 | workhouse |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary workhouse n. Old English weorchus "workshop;" see work, n. + house, n.. From 1650s in the sense of "place where the able-bodied poor or petty criminals are lodged and compelled to work." |
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