poorhousen.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːhaʊs/,

/ˈpʊəhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈpʊrˌ(h)aʊs/,

/ˈpɔrˌ(h)aʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, house n.¹

Etymology: < poor n.¹ + house n.¹ Compare later poorshouse n.

1. A house maintained by a parish or other authority for poor people living on public charity; a workhouse. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [noun] > for the poor, infirm, etc. > workhouse

working-house1597

workhouse1631

house of industry1679

spin-house1702

parish house1709

poorhouse1727

poorshouse1732

house?1825

union workhouse1830

union house1835

pauper asylum1837

great house1838

union1839

big house1851

spiniken1859

spike1866

lump1874

1578–9 Cal. MSS Hatfield Ho. (1888) ii. 237 Protection for the Poor House of Waltham Cross, granted to George Philipp, guider, to gather in Middx. and Essex.

1727 Regulations for Better Govt. & Managem. Work-house Belonging to Parish of St. Giles's in Fields 2 It hath been thought that the following Orders and Regulations for the Poor-house of St. Giles in the Fields, London, might contain several Hints, that might be of Use here.

1739 J. Wesley Let. 16 Apr. (1931) I. 298 At four I began preaching on the steps at the door of the Poorhouse; four or five hundred of the richer sort were within, and..fifteen hundred..without.

1774 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. I. 5 Here is a well-regulated poor-house, and an infirmary.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 74 The parish officers would interfere, and carry her off to the poor-house.

1967 J. Singer & E. Gottlieb tr. I. B. Singer Manor i. viii. 96 Madmen and beggars sat around the store stoops, unable to find lodgings in the poorhouse.

1993 Canad. Geographic Jan. 40/1 Ventin has converted or is in the process of converting more than 40 obsolete former courthouses, poorhouses, schools, town halls, jails and factories.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts, suggesting destitution, penury, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poverty with dependence on public relief

pauperism1807

tax-eating1817

poorhouse1821

pauperage1831

pauperdom1833

1821 Ld. Byron Irish Avatar in Occas. Pieces xix And a palace bestow for a poor-house and prison!

1853 F. W. Thomas John Randolph & Other Sketches 119 If he dies afore me, I shall end my days in the poorhouse.

1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House viii. 155 The old woman..looking on with that gripping fear of the poorhouse in her eyes.

1952 Warren (Pa.) Times-Mirror 11 July 7/6 (advt.) If we ran this sale more than once or twice a year we'd end up in the poorhouse.

2001 FourFourTwo Aug. 24/3 Whilst accumulators are often the quickest way to the poor house, perm betting nearly always makes for sound strategy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poorhouse
释义	poorhousen. Brit. /ˈpɔːhaʊs/, /ˈpʊəhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈpʊrˌ(h)aʊs/, /ˈpɔrˌ(h)aʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < poor n.¹ + house n.¹ Compare later poorshouse n. 1. A house maintained by a parish or other authority for poor people living on public charity; a workhouse. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [noun] > for the poor, infirm, etc. > workhouse working-house1597 workhouse1631 house of industry1679 spin-house1702 parish house1709 poorhouse1727 poorshouse1732 house?1825 union workhouse1830 union house1835 pauper asylum1837 great house1838 union1839 big house1851 spiniken1859 spike1866 lump1874 1578–9 Cal. MSS Hatfield Ho. (1888) ii. 237 Protection for the Poor House of Waltham Cross, granted to George Philipp, guider, to gather in Middx. and Essex. 1727 Regulations for Better Govt. & Managem. Work-house Belonging to Parish of St. Giles's in Fields 2 It hath been thought that the following Orders and Regulations for the Poor-house of St. Giles in the Fields, London, might contain several Hints, that might be of Use here. 1739 J. Wesley Let. 16 Apr. (1931) I. 298 At four I began preaching on the steps at the door of the Poorhouse; four or five hundred of the richer sort were within, and..fifteen hundred..without. 1774 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. I. 5 Here is a well-regulated poor-house, and an infirmary. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 74 The parish officers would interfere, and carry her off to the poor-house. 1967 J. Singer & E. Gottlieb tr. I. B. Singer Manor i. viii. 96 Madmen and beggars sat around the store stoops, unable to find lodgings in the poorhouse. 1993 Canad. Geographic Jan. 40/1 Ventin has converted or is in the process of converting more than 40 obsolete former courthouses, poorhouses, schools, town halls, jails and factories. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts, suggesting destitution, penury, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poverty with dependence on public relief pauperism1807 tax-eating1817 poorhouse1821 pauperage1831 pauperdom1833 1821 Ld. Byron Irish Avatar in Occas. Pieces xix And a palace bestow for a poor-house and prison! 1853 F. W. Thomas John Randolph & Other Sketches 119 If he dies afore me, I shall end my days in the poorhouse. 1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House viii. 155 The old woman..looking on with that gripping fear of the poorhouse in her eyes. 1952 Warren (Pa.) Times-Mirror 11 July 7/6 (advt.) If we ran this sale more than once or twice a year we'd end up in the poorhouse. 2001 FourFourTwo Aug. 24/3 Whilst accumulators are often the quickest way to the poor house, perm betting nearly always makes for sound strategy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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