county home

noun

1. a county poorhouse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of county home¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

But the fire that came through their Butte County home didn’t care about her trimmed trees, or her hard work or our persistent belief that everything will somehow be OK after a disaster.

From Los Angeles Times

Semiconductor facilities in particular have been associated with groundwater contamination from chemical solvents, with Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara County home to 23 active Superfund sites — more than any other county in the country.

From Los Angeles Times

County — home to 800,000 undocumented immigrants — has one of the nation’s most robust immigration rights networks.

From Los Angeles Times

Humboldt County, home to Eureka, could see $22 million.

From Los Angeles Times

Within days, the sheriff in Minnesota’s most populous county, home to Minneapolis, opened concealed carry permit applications to 18-year-olds.

From Slate