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bridewell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
bridewell
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small prison, or a police station that has cells.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

bridewells (plural)

Questions

What does bridewell mean?
A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
Where does bridewell come from?
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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