wool-hole en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, slang) The workhouse.
Poor Sam's attenuated form, quite lean, and gone to grass, / Through neglecting his work-house, to the wool-hole came at last, […]
1876, Printers' Circular, volume 11, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wool-holes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |