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Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (vanhahtava) work house
| Käännös | |
|---|---|
| Substantiivit | |
| 1. | ergastulum {n} |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- (British, historical) An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.
- (US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
- (archaic) A place of manufacture; a factory.
Verbit
- (British, transitive, historical) To place (a person) in the workhouse (institution for the poor).
Esimerkit
- "I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve."
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | workhouses |