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casual wards

casual wards is the plural of casual ward.

Meaning of casual ward

Noun

casual ward (plural casual wards)

  1. (historical) The section of a workhouse where itinerants and tramps could be accommodated for one night.
    • It is no wonder that itinerant agricultural workers travel on the toby and sleep in casual wards between jobs.1931, Eric Blair (the real name of George Orwell), "Hop-picking" in The New Statesman of 17th October 1931.
    Synonyms:
    spike

Questions about casual wards

What is casual wards the plural of?
Casual wards is the plural of casual ward.

Words near casual wards in the dictionary

  1. casual game
  2. casual games
  3. casual gaming
  4. casual sex
  5. casual ward
  6. casual wards
  7. casual water
  8. casualisation
  9. casualisations
  10. casualise
  11. casualised

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