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poorhouse
poor·house [ pr hòwss, páwr hòwss ] (plural poor·hous·es [ pr hòwzəz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
accommodation for poor: a publicly funded institution that formerly existed to house people who were too poor to provide for themselves
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