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pesthouse
pest·house [ pést hòwss ] (plural pest·hous·es [ pést hòwzəz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
hospital for infectious patients: a hospital where patients suffering from infectious disease were once treated
[Early 17th century. <pest "contagious disease"]
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