doss house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of doss house
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Sometimes his merry look changes to a half-pathetic look, and he goes away to his "doss house," realising that after all his "besting" he might have done better.
From London's Underworld by Holmes, Thomas
The place where we were quartered was a typical London doss house.
From A Yankee in the Trenches by Holmes, Robert Derby
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