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Noun Concept
Categories: Poverty in the United Kingdom, long volume value, Workhouses in the United Kingdom
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workhouse  casual ward  indoor relief  labor house  Labour house  spike
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A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor WordNet 3.0
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A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. Wikipedia
Place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment Wikidata
An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. Wiktionary
IS A
poorhouse
residential building
HAS KIND
House of Industry
female factory
HAS INSTANCE
Battle Hospital
Birmingham Union Workhouse
St Luke Workhouse
Portwey Hospital
REGION DOMAIN
United Kingdom
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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workhouse
Wikipedia
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workhouse
Wikidata
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workhouse
Wiktionary
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workhouse
Wikipedia Redirections
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casual ward, indoor relief, labor house, Labour house, P. A. Institution, Poor Law Institution, Public Assistance Institution, Relieving Officer, Union workhouse, Victorian Workhouses, work-house, Work-houses, work house, workhouses
Wikidata Alias
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spike

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