C2noun
workhouse
Definition in the past, a place where very poor people lived and worked for food
Arabic meaning · المعنى
دار العمل، مأوى الفقراء
· Meaning
Example · مثال · Example
In Victorian times, poor families sometimes had to live in a workhouse.
في العصر الفيكتوري، اضطرت الأسر الفقيرة أحياناً للعيش في دار العمل.