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bridewell
[ brahyd-wel, -wuhl ]
noun
- a prison.
bridewell
/ ˈbraɪdˌwɛl; -wəl /
noun
- a house of correction; jail, esp for minor offences
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Origin of bridewell1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bridewell1
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Example Sentences
Bridewell, the name of the famous prison, also came from the name of a well dedicated to St. Bride.
Th' coort wud give him a letther of inthroduction to th' bridewell an' he cud stay there f'r two hundhred days.
Forty or fifty night-walkers were sent every week to Bridewell, and numbers were induced to emigrate to the colonies.
He underwent an examination; but, refusing to make any confession, he was sent to Tothill-fields Bridewell.
He was immediately conveyed to Tothill-fields Bridewell, where he remained till he was again sent out of the country.
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