poorshousen.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːzhaʊs/,

/ˈpʊəzhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈpʊrzˌ(h)aʊs/,

/ˈpɔrzˌ(h)aʊs/, Scottish English

/ˈpurzhʌʊs/

Forms: 1700s poors house, 1700s–1800s poors' house, 1800s poors-house, 1800s poor's house, 1800s puir's-hoose, 1800s puirs-hoose, 1900s peershoose, 1900s puirs'-house, 1900s– poorshouse.

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

Etymology: < the genitive of poor n.¹ + house n.¹ Compare earlier poorhouse n.

Chiefly Scottish. Now archaic and historical.

= poorhouse n.

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

1732 E. Ward Truth in Rhyme to suit Time (title page) As it is Acting every Day with great Applause Near the Poors House, Gray's-Inn lane.

1756 in Vestry Bk. Bristol, Va., 1720–89 (1898) 164 Ordered that Stephen Dewey..agree in settleing the Terms of the Poors House.

1786 in T. Hamilton Poor Relief S. Ayr. (1942) App. iv. 139 A Committee appointed by the Quarterly Directors, of the Poors' House of Ayr.

1820 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. (1822) 192 Some paupers in a poor's house at Cincinnati refused to carry water for their own use.

1870 J. Nicholson Puir's-hoose Laddie in Idylls o' Hame 45 I was glad to become a wee Puir's-hoose laddie.

1899 E. F. Heddle Marget at Manse ii. 10 She..is to gang to the sale; but she's no' to gang to the puirs-hoose.

1922 T. Johnston Hist. Working Classes Scotl. 35 There were 30 hospitals or poorshouses from Turriff to the Lowlands.

1930 Abd. Univ. Mag. Mar. 108 A wiz fear't 'at they micht 'a' sen't me t' the Peershoose at Maud an' separatit me f' ma bairns.

1959 S. G. Smith tr. T. Corbière in Figs & Thistles 78 It sings as it breathes, Round the puirs'-houses o granite Vaigan whar instinct leads.

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

单词	poorshouse
释义	poorshousen. Brit. /ˈpɔːzhaʊs/, /ˈpʊəzhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈpʊrzˌ(h)aʊs/, /ˈpɔrzˌ(h)aʊs/, Scottish English /ˈpurzhʌʊs/ Forms: 1700s poors house, 1700s–1800s poors' house, 1800s poors-house, 1800s poor's house, 1800s puir's-hoose, 1800s puirs-hoose, 1900s peershoose, 1900s puirs'-house, 1900s– poorshouse. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of poor n.¹ + house n.¹ Compare earlier poorhouse n. Chiefly Scottish. Now archaic and historical. = poorhouse n. 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 1732 E. Ward Truth in Rhyme to suit Time (title page) As it is Acting every Day with great Applause Near the Poors House, Gray's-Inn lane. 1756 in Vestry Bk. Bristol, Va., 1720–89 (1898) 164 Ordered that Stephen Dewey..agree in settleing the Terms of the Poors House. 1786 in T. Hamilton Poor Relief S. Ayr. (1942) App. iv. 139 A Committee appointed by the Quarterly Directors, of the Poors' House of Ayr. 1820 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. (1822) 192 Some paupers in a poor's house at Cincinnati refused to carry water for their own use. 1870 J. Nicholson Puir's-hoose Laddie in Idylls o' Hame 45 I was glad to become a wee Puir's-hoose laddie. 1899 E. F. Heddle Marget at Manse ii. 10 She..is to gang to the sale; but she's no' to gang to the puirs-hoose. 1922 T. Johnston Hist. Working Classes Scotl. 35 There were 30 hospitals or poorshouses from Turriff to the Lowlands. 1930 Abd. Univ. Mag. Mar. 108 A wiz fear't 'at they micht 'a' sen't me t' the Peershoose at Maud an' separatit me f' ma bairns. 1959 S. G. Smith tr. T. Corbière in Figs & Thistles 78 It sings as it breathes, Round the puirs'-houses o granite Vaigan whar instinct leads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1732
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