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Definition of bridewell

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noun

A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.

source: Webster 1913

Nearby Word

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