과거 영국에서 빈민에게 숙식을 제공하고 노동을 시키던 공공 시설.
A public institution in the UK where the poor received food and accommodation in exchange for manual labor.
예문:
"The orphan was sent to the workhouse after his parents passed away."
"Conditions in the 19th-century workhouse were designed to be as unpleasant as possible."
경범죄자를 수용하여 강제 노동을 시키는 교도소.
A prison for people who have committed minor crimes, where they are required to perform manual labor.
예문:
"He spent thirty days in the workhouse for public intoxication."
"The city workhouse provided labor for various municipal projects."