poorhouse
nounEtymology From poor + house.
1
A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
2
A workhouse.
- Hypernyms
- house
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
noun — 2 senses
Etymology From poor + house.
A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
A workhouse.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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