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almshouse

House built and endowed for the support of those disabled from work by age or poverty.

In the USA, it was a locally administered public institution for aged persons without means and the homeless. By the second half of the 20th century they declined dramatically in numbers as they were replaced by other means of subsistence and care, notably Social Security.



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A MILLIONAIRE who had gone to an almshouse to visit his father met a Neighbour there, who was greatly surprised.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
In all respects, however, ye make too familiar with the spirit; and out of wisdom have ye often made an almshouse and a hospital for bad poets.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
This couple from the palace and the almshouse are but the types of thousands more who represent the dark tragedy of life and seldom quarrel for the upper parts.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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