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Meanings of poorhouse in anglès
Facility to support and provide housing for the dependent and needy.
Usage of poorhouse in anglès
1
He supported almost singlehanded a poorhouse the order had founded in Petersburg.
2
Born in the poorhouse, you're in a fair way to die there.
3
Fools to the state school for the feeble-minded, cripples to the poorhouse.
4
Madhouse or poorhouse: is that what his choices have been reduced to?
5
The distance to the poorhouse was about a mile and a half.
6
Just about went to the poorhouse, but I'm glad I did it.
7
The poorhouse folks are going to ask me what becomes of him.
8
I'd hoped he'd fall in love, not end up in the poorhouse.
9
For the first time she looked fully at the Cooneys' poorhouse idol.
10
Blathersville wants a Nicholson pavement-itwants a jail and a poorhouse more.
11
I reckon Turner'll know I ain't in the poorhouse yet-ornear it.
12
God, that girl will put me in the poorhouse!' She softened slightly.
13
Do you remember saying one day that I'd end in the poorhouse?
14
There's no place that I can send you to except the poorhouse.
15
Decidedly-asmild-mannereda man as ever asked grace at a poorhouse table.
16
Then they take 'm to the poorhouse, where nobody but beggars live.
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