Poorhouse
11poorhouse — noun a) A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged b) A workhouse …
12poorhouse — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. poverty, retreat, debtor s prison, asylum, harbor, house for paupers, almshouse; see also poverty 1 , shelter …
13poorhouse — n. place for indigent people to stay at public expense …
14poorhouse — noun Brit. another term for workhouse …
15poorhouse — n. Workhouse, almshouse …
16poorhouse — noun (C) a building in former times where people could live and be fed, which was paid for with public money …
17poorhouse — n eleemosynary institution, house for paupers, Chiefly Brit. almshouse, beadhouse, Brit. workhouse; asylum, retreat, shelter, haven …
18poorhouse — poor•house [[t]ˈpʊərˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] (formerly) an institution for paupers maintained at public expense • Etymology: 1735–45 …
19poorhouse — /ˈpɔhaʊs/ (say pawhows) noun (formerly) a house in which paupers were maintained at the public expense …
20poorhouse — A place for the care of destitute persons who are unable to support themselves. See alms house; county farm …