Bridewell

Synonyms for "bridewell" (28 found)

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prison bastille black hole borstal brig

Noun(1 words)

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Noun(1 words)

cell concentration camp dungeon freezer gaol guardhouse industrial school

Related words (14)

jail keep labor camp lockup pen penal colony penitentiary reform school reformatory stockade tollbooth training school

Noun(2 words)

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cell police station prison

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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.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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