单词 | county house |
释义 | > as lemmascounty house county house n. U.S. (now historical) a poorhouse maintained by the county authorities; cf. townhouse n. 1b. ΚΠ 1705 Act 3 Anne in Acts Assembly N.-Y. (1726) 59 In the said County of Richmond a County Goal and County House. 1888 Philadelphia Press 29 Jan. (Farmer) An exceedingly singular character has just died in the Hillsdale county house. 2002 P. Ibbotson Eloise: Poorhouse, Farm, Asylum & Hosp. (2004) v. 101 She was classified as simple minded and remained at the County House until her death in 1895. < as lemmas |
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