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spinning house

spinning house noun: a house of correction where delinquent women such as prostitutes were made to work at spinning.

Noun

spinning house (plural spinning houses)

  1. (historical) A house of correction where delinquent women such as prostitutes were made to work at spinning.

Forms of spinning house

pluralspinning houses

Questions about spinning house

What does spinning house mean?
Spinning house means a house of correction where delinquent women such as prostitutes were made to work at spinning.
What part of speech is spinning house?
Spinning house is a noun.
What is the plural of spinning house?
The plural of spinning house is spinning houses.

Words near spinning house in the dictionary

  1. spinning bike
  2. spinning bikes
  3. spinning down
  4. spinning frame
  5. spinning frames
  6. spinning house
  7. spinning houses
  8. spinning in one's grave
  9. spinning jennies
  10. spinning jenny
  11. spinning mule

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