Associations to the word «Poorhouse»

Wiktionary

POORHOUSE, noun. A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
POORHOUSE, noun. A workhouse

Dictionary definition

POORHOUSE, noun. An establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche