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alms·house
 almshouse
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- pronunciation:
- almz
haUs
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noun |
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(old-fashioned) an institution financed from public funds that provides shelter to those in need; poorhouse.
Anne Sullivan, the teacher of Helen Keller, spent part of her childhood in state of neglect in an almshouse in Massachusetts.- synonyms:
- homeless shelter, poorhouse
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(chiefly British) historically, a privately financed charitable institution that offered shelter to people in need.
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