"bettering house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bettering houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bettering house (plural bettering houses)
  1. (historical) A poorhouse or workhouse. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-bettering_house-en-noun-6go7Exk3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A poorhouse or workhouse."
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        "(historical) A poorhouse or workhouse."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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        "Pages with entries"
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        "A poorhouse or workhouse."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(historical) A poorhouse or workhouse."
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