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sponging-house
Noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
（歴史的用語）債務者が一時的に拘禁される場所。管理者（ベイルフ）によって、債務者が身につけていた全財産を取り上げられ、その後、借金者刑務所へ移送される前の一時的な拘禁施設を指す。
（ plural ）
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(historical) A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.
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sponging-house
After falling behind on his payments, he was taken to the sponging-house until the bailiff decided whether to send him to debtor's prison.
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After falling behind on his payments, he was taken to the sponging-house until the bailiff decided whether to send him to debtor's prison.
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