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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bridewell/ˈbrʌɪdw(ə)l/

▶noun archaic a prison or reform school for petty offenders.

– origin C16: named after St Bride's Well in London, near which such a building stood.

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