School
Workhouse
Workhouse noun - A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor.
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Synonyms for Workhouse
School and workhouse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "School" instead a noun "Workhouse".
Nearby Word: workroom
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One school she visits turns out to be a Dickensian workhouse, complete with a Wheel Of Pain being operated by the children.
Source: Wheel of Pain -
During "Four Children And It", while Rosalind is stuck in the past, she is sent to the workhouse and told that she'll have to work and wouldn't be able to go to school.
Source: Creator / Jacqueline Wilson
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