| 释义 |
poorhouse|ˈpʊərhaʊs, ˈpɔə-|
A house in which poor people in receipt of public charity are lodged; a workhouse.
1782Phil. Trans. LXXII. 376 Examination of the Poor-house at Heckingham. 1821Byron Occas. Pieces, Irish Avatar xix, And a palace bestow for a poor-house and prison! 1894Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 74 The parish officers would interfere, and carry her off to the poor-house. |