Hypertext Webster Gateway: "poorhouse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Poorhouse \Poor"house`\, n.
A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public
expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
poorhouse
n : an establishment maintained at public expense in order to
provide housing for the poor and homeless
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