casual ward
nounDefinitions
The section of a workhouse where tramps and itinerants could be accommodated for one…
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.
The neighborhood
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