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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Poorhouse \Poor"house`\, n.
   A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public
   expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

poorhouse
    n 1: an establishment maintained at public expense in order to
         provide housing for the poor and homeless