poorhouse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
poorhouse
    n 1: an establishment maintained at public expense in order to
         provide housing for the poor and homeless
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Poorhouse \Poor"house`\, n.
   A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public
   expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
   [1913 Webster]
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