bridewell

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small prison, or a police station that has cells. Ireland,capitalized,dated,sometimes
    — 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.

词形变化

bridewells plural

词源

From Bridewell (named after a well dedicated to St Bride), an area of London that once had a "house of correction".
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