noun
bridewell
Bridewell (noun) means a small jail, or a police station with cells for holding people.
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A small jail, or a police station with cells for holding people.
"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."
— Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea (2002)
"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."
— “The Wicklow Boy”, The Wicklow Boy (1983)
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Etymology
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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What is the meaning of bridewell?
"bridewell" (noun) means a small jail, or a police station with cells for holding people.
