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workhoused

workhoused is the simple past and past participle of workhouse.

Meaning of workhouse

Verb

workhouse (third-person singular simple present workhouses, present participle workhousing, simple past and past participle workhoused)

  1. (UK, historical, transitive) To place (a person) in the workhouse (institution for the poor).

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Questions about workhoused

What is workhoused the simple past and past participle of?
Workhoused is the simple past and past participle of workhouse.

Words near workhoused in the dictionary

  1. workhorse
  2. workhorses
  3. workhour
  4. workhours
  5. workhouse
  6. workhoused
  7. workhouses
  8. workhousing
  9. workie
  10. workier
  11. workies

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