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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.