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Poorhouse

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Noun

1. poorhouse

an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Poorhouse

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noun
(formerly) a publicly maintained institution offering accommodation to the poor

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Poorhouse

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noun
Obsolete
a house or institution for paupers, supported from public funds

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Poorhouse

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n.
Derogatory
An establishment maintained at public expense as housing for the homeless.

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