| 单词 | poorhouse |
| 释义 | poorhouse (once / 6925 pages) n WORD FAMILY poorhouse: poorhouses USAGE EXAMPLESThey include everything from marriage records and death certificates to election results and poorhouse records. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The judge dispatched Soapy, and his dashed conversion, away to the poorhouse. Los Angeles Times(Aug 14, 2016) The increased cost for some enrollees, Thissen said, means “the poorhouse is back in the picture.” Washington Post(Jul 21, 2016) n an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless Hypo|Hyper workhouse a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor establishment a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence |
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