doss-house
See also: dosshouse
English
Etymology
doss + house
Noun
doss-house (plural doss-houses)
- A place where homeless people can sleep for the night.
- W. Besant
- They [street Arabs] consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy.
- W. Besant
Synonyms
- flophouse
Translations
sleeping-place for the homeless
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