bridewell
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bridewell
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From Bridewell (named after a well dedicated to St Bride), an area of London that once had a "house of correction".
noun bridewells
- A small prison, or a police station that has cells. 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.
Talk about this word "bridewell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bridewell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bridewell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bridewell "bridewell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bridewell.Cite this
@misc{bridewell_2026,
title = {bridewell},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bridewell},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
