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poorhouse

DEFINITIONS OF: poorhouse

1

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

Types:
workhouse
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
Type of:
establishment
a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
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