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Webster 1828 Edition

Alms-house

'ALMS-HOUSE

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Noun.

A house appropriated for the use of the poor, who are supported by the public.

Definition 2024

alms-house

alms-house

See also: almshouse

English

Noun

alms-house ‎(plural alms-houses)

Alternative spelling of almshouse.