doss house

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noun Chiefly British.

flophouse.

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Origin of doss house

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 doss house

dosshouse

/ (ˈdɒsˌhaʊs) /

noun

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

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