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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Poorhouse  \Poor"house`\,  n. 
  A  dwelling  for  a  number  of  paupers  maintained  at  public 
  expense;  an  almshouse;  a  workhouse. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  poorhouse 
  n  :  an  establishment  maintained  at  public  expense  in  order  to 
  provide  housing  for  the  poor  and  homeless 




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