"poor house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poor houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poor house (plural poor houses)
  1. Alternative form of poorhouse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: poorhouse
    Sense id: en-poor_house-en-noun-g63Bgj0v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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