bridewell
bridewell noun: a small prison, or a police station that has cells.
Noun
bridewell (plural bridewells)
- A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
- Others in the Bridewell heard him screaming. Even prison doctors could see. His injuries were not self-inflicted. Those who tipped the scales did not agree.1983, “The Wicklow Boy”, in The Time Has Come, performed by Christy Moore, produced by Dónal Lunny
- Two Fermanagh girls who never laughed were certain that he must have served time in a bridewell, so cold was his expression and so calloused his small hands.2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page xix
bridewell meaning in Tamil
bridewell in Tamil
- சிறார் சீர்திருத்தம்
Forms of bridewell
| plural | bridewells |
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Origin of bridewell
From Bridewell (named after a well dedicated to St Bride), an area of London that once had a "house of correction".
Questions about bridewell
- What does bridewell mean?
- Bridewell means a small prison, or a police station that has cells.
- What is bridewell in Tamil?
- Bridewell in Tamil is சிறார் சீர்திருத்தம். See Bridewell meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bridewell?
- Bridewell is a noun.
- What is the plural of bridewell?
- The plural of bridewell is bridewells.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bridewell (page history and authors); bridewell (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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