workhouse
noun [ C ] uk/ˈwɜːk.haʊs/ us/ˈwɝːk.haʊs/
（英国旧时的）劳动济贫所
a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter
Compare: poorhouse
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