county home
noun
a county poorhouse.
Origin of county home
1An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
- Also called county house .
Words Nearby county home
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How to use county home in a sentence
Gaddis married a daughter of Robert Shaw, an old tavern keeper, and many years ago steward of the county home near Uniontown.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightThe last engagement she tried to make was to take the guests at the county home out for a car ride.
Modern Essays | John MacyThey were the chief instruments in getting him into the county home of Union in 1925.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 | Works Projects AdministrationI got a good pile o' money too, but somebody done stole hit an' now I'se hyer in de county home.
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