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.
Aldous Huxley