doss house


nounChiefly British.

Origin of doss house

1
First recorded in 1885–90

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How to use doss house in a sentence

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

    Fruits of Culture | Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for dosshouse

dosshouse

/ (ˈdɒsˌhaʊs) /


noun
  1. British slang a cheap lodging house, esp one used by tramps: US and Canadian name: flophouse

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