doss house

noun Chiefly British.

flophouse.

Words nearby doss house

dosh, dosimeter, dosimetry, dosing strip, doss, doss house, dossal, dosser, dosseret, dosshouse, dossier

Origin of doss house

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for dosshouse

If he's got a copper he goes to a dosshouse; but when he has drunk all, he comes here.
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British Dictionary definitions for dosshouse

dosshouse

/ (ˈdɒsˌhaʊs) /

noun

British slang a cheap lodging house, esp one used by trampsUS and Canadian name: flophouse

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