单词 | out-of-door relief |
释义 | > as lemmasout-of-door relief out-of-door relief n. now historical = out-relief n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > system of poor relief > given outside workhouse, etc. outdoor1823 out-of-door relief1838 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxii. 54 Don't you think out-of-door relief a very bad thing? 1941 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 1 211 There was widespread evidence of physical distress, and the wage-subsidy scheme for out-of-door relief was instituted. 1994 L. Gordon Charlotte Brontë (1995) i. 11 The New Poor Law (which put an end to out-of-door relief and introduced the dreaded poorhouse). < as lemmas |
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