WORKHOUSES

Meaning of WORKHOUSES in English

(pl. ) of Workhouse

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

WORKHOUSES — ( pl. ) of Workhouse
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORKHOUSES — pl of workhouse.
Webster English vocab
NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE — born May 12, 1820, Florence, Italy died Aug. 13, 1910, London, Eng. Italian-born British nurse, founder of trained nursing as …
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CASUAL — I. ˈkazhəwəl also -zhəl adjective Etymology: Middle English casuel, casual, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French casuel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORKHOUSE — /werrk"hows'/ , n. , pl. workhouses /-how'ziz/ . 1. a house of correction. 2. Brit. (formerly) a poorhouse in which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORKHOUSE — institution to provide employment for paupers and sustenance for the infirm, found in England from the 17th through the 19th …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOCIAL SERVICE — also called welfare service, or social work, any of numerous publicly or privately provided services intended to aid disadvantaged, distressed, …
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WHATELY, RICHARD — born , Feb. 1, 1787, London, Eng. died Oct. 8, 1863, Dublin, Ire. Anglican archbishop of Dublin, educator, logician, and …
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WESLEY, JOHN
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SCHUYLER, LOUISA LEE — born Oct. 26, 1837, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 10, 1926, Highland Falls, N.Y. American welfare worker, noted for …
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POOR LAW — in British history, body of laws undertaking to provide relief for the poor, developed in 16th-century England and maintained, with …
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NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE
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MALTHUS, THOMAS ROBERT — born Feb. 14/17, 1766, Rookery, near Dorking, Surrey, Eng. died Dec. 23, 1834, St. Catherine, near Bath, Somerset English economist …
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KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH, SIR JAMES (PHILLIPS), 1ST BARONET — original surname Kay born July 20, 1804, Rochdale, Lancashire, Eng. died May 26, 1877, London physician, public-health reformer, and chief …
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FLORIDABLANCA, JOS MOINO Y REDONDO, CONDE DE — (count of) born Oct. 21, 1728, Murcia, Spain died Dec. 28?, 1808, Seville Spanish statesman and minister who became identified …
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CHAPLIN, CHARLIE — born April 16, 1889, London, England died Dec. 25, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland byname of Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin British comedian, …
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WORKHOUSE — ( workhouses) In Britain, in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, a workhouse was a place where very poor people could …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORKHOUSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A fairly serious outbreak occurred in 1928 at the workhouse . ▪ Oh yeah, that's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SATANIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN mill ▪ Most people's historical picture of industry consists of the concept of the …
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REPUTATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES destroy sb’s reputation ▪ The scandal destroyed his reputation. enhanced...reputation ▪ The publicity has enhanced …
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INFANT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an infant school British English (= for children aged 5 to 7 ) child/infant …
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FOUNDLING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Maria della Scala in Siena as a foundling . ▪ Miriam and Amina were not …
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ESTABLISHMENT
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ENTIRE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES full/entire/whole panoply of sth (= the whole range of something ) the total/whole/entire population ▪ …
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ELDERLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a young/middle-aged/elderly couple ▪ A young couple with a baby have just moved into the …
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EARN
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BIRTHDAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a birthday gift ▪ The camera had been a 21st birthday gift from his parents. …
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WORKHOUSE — [noun] [C] [plural] workhouses - (in Britain in the past) a building where very poor people worked in exchange for …
Cambridge English vocab
NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE — n. born May 12, 1820, Florence, Italy died Aug. 13, 1910, London, Eng. Italian-born British nurse, founder of trained nursing …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POOR LAWS — n [ pl ] a series of British laws that were concerned with helping poor people. The first Poor Law …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DURESS — n. 1 coercion, threat, pressure, constraint, compulsion; force, power The boys wash the dishes only under duress 2 confinement, imprisonment, …
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