Workhouse
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A prison where prisoners are kept in- employment; a penitentiary. A house provided where the poor are taken care of and kept in employment.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A place where paupers and convicts are confined at work.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A prison where prisoners are kept in employment; a penitentiary A house where the poor are taken care of and kept in employment.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
a prison where prisoners are kept in employment; a penitentiary.