单词 | poorhouse |
释义 | poorhouse (pʊəʳhaʊs , pɔːʳ- ) also poor-house Word forms: poorhouses countable noun In former times in Britain, a poorhouse was an institution in which poor people could live. It was paid for by the public. I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse. |
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