How to Pronounce "workhouse"
word
ˈwɝːkˌhaʊs
WURK-hows
wˈɜːkhaʊs
WURK-hows
Definition
A workhouse was a public institution in Britain where poor people lived and worked in exchange for food and shelter, mainly in the 18th and 19th centuries.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɝːkˌhaʊs
British English
wˈɜːkhaʊs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WURK-hows
UK
WURK-hows
Listen in Context
In the past, poor people had to live in the workhouse.
Oliver Twist was an orphan in a workhouse.
The workhouse gave food to the poor, but the work was very hard.
Many families ended up in the workhouse during hard times in Victorian England.