workhouse
UKwəːkhaus
معنی فارسی
کارخانه (اي که دران گداهاي تندرست
رابکارواميدارند)
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-hous´/n.
● (دراصل - انگلیس) نوانخانه، دارالعجزه
● اردوی کار (برای زندانیان)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'work' + 'house'. First used in the 17th century.
مثال
- The destitute were sent to the workhouse.
- The workhouse was a grim place.
- He was born in a workhouse.
ترکیبهای رایج
Victorian workhouse Workhouse conditions Workhouse inmates
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor “Regions: United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain”
- a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months