casual ward
Noun
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Noun
casual ward (plural casual wards)
- The section of a workhouse where tramps and itinerants could be accommodated for one night.
- 1931, Eric Blair (the real name of George Orwell), "Hop-picking" in The New Statesman of 17th October 1931.
- It is no wonder that itinerant agricultural workers travel on the toby and sleep in casual wards between jobs.
- 1931, Eric Blair (the real name of George Orwell), "Hop-picking" in The New Statesman of 17th October 1931.
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