pesthouse

[ pest-hous ]

/ ˈpɛstˌhaʊs /

noun, plural pest·hous·es [pest-hou-ziz]. /ˈpɛstˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.

Origin of pesthouse

First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house

Words nearby pesthouse

pest, Pestalozzi, pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential

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Example sentences from the Web for pesthouse

Later, epidemics of smallpox and cholera have made a prison and a pesthouse of Manila.
The Great White Tribe in Filipinia|Paul T. Gilbert
William King, surgeon to the Pesthouse, petitioned for a pension in 1611.
The Story of London|Henry B. Wheatley
It was the time of cholera; the boat might have become a pesthouse any moment.
The Great White Tribe in Filipinia|Paul T. Gilbert
For he that without a just cause goeth into a Pesthouse, may thank himself, if he get the plague.
A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry|Ministers and Elders of the London Provinciall Assembly

He laughed, danced and sang at the pesthouse—things he was never known to do before.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for pesthouse

pesthouse

/ (ˈpɛstˌhaʊs) /

noun

obsolete a hospital for treating persons with infectious diseasesAlso called: lazaretto

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Medical definitions for pesthouse

pest house

n.

A hospital for patients affected with plague or other infectious disease.

单词	pesthouse
释义	pesthouse [ pest-hous ] / ˈpɛstˌhaʊs / noun, plural pest·hous·es [pest-hou-ziz]. /ˈpɛstˌhaʊ zɪz/. a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease. Origin of pesthouse First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house Words nearby pesthouse pest, Pestalozzi, pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pesthouse Later, epidemics of smallpox and cholera have made a prison and a pesthouse of Manila. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia\|Paul T. Gilbert William King, surgeon to the Pesthouse, petitioned for a pension in 1611. The Story of London\|Henry B. Wheatley It was the time of cholera; the boat might have become a pesthouse any moment. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia\|Paul T. Gilbert For he that without a just cause goeth into a Pesthouse, may thank himself, if he get the plague. A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry\|Ministers and Elders of the London Provinciall Assembly He laughed, danced and sang at the pesthouse—things he was never known to do before. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)\|Elbert Hubbard British Dictionary definitions for pesthouse pesthouse / (ˈpɛstˌhaʊs) / noun obsolete a hospital for treating persons with infectious diseasesAlso called: lazaretto Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pesthouse pest house n. A hospital for patients affected with plague or other infectious disease. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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