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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Poorhouse

/po͞or'-housˌ/ · Poor·house · IPA /pˈuːrhˌaʊs/
01 n. A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
  1. 1.
    A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.