"armshouse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːmzhaʊs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-armshouse.wav
Etymology: Possibly arms + house (“a house in which firearms are stored or can be found”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|arms|house|t2=a house in which firearms are stored or can be found}} arms + house (“a house in which firearms are stored or can be found”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} armshouse (uncountable)
  1. (MLE) Bloodshed, violence. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-armshouse-en-noun-xIa7KrEC Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːmzhaʊs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑɹmzhaʊs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-armshouse.wav
Etymology: A misspelling of almshouse. Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} armshouse
  1. Misspelling of almshouse. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: almshouse
    Sense id: en-armshouse-en-noun-GZ5tjYDA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "2004 October 25, Lethal Bizzle et al. (lyrics and music), “Pow! (Forward)”, performed by Demon:",
          "text": "You don't wanna bring armshouse / I'll bring armshouse to your mum's house / You don't wanna bring no beef / Bring some beef you'll lose some teeth",
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          "ref": "2005 August, Simon Reynolds, “A Life of Grime”, in Sia Michel, editor, Spin, New York, N.Y.: Spin Magazine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 86:",
          "text": "Grime events have a reputation for trouble. The music builds up tention but offers little scope for release—a recipe for fights on the dance floor. […] At one point during the Stratford Circus performance, the host, Peaches, comes on to report the disappearance of a cell phone, then delivers an impromptu lecture. \"Stop thiefin'! Stop the armshouse!\" she berates (\"armshouse\" being grime slang for violence). \"They're locking off grime raves, dancehall basements—where you gonna go? Country & western nights?!\"",
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          "ref": "2015 August 31, Oscar Phoenix, This Hostage to Fortune, [Raleigh, N.C.]: Lulu Publishing Services, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Coz if you don't take care of this then believe me, they'll^([sic – meaning there'll]) be armshouse!",
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