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dosshouse

British  
/ ˈdɒsˌhaʊs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"That, my soul, is a question that fate will settle for you, so do not worry," said the Captain, thoughtfully, entering the dosshouse.

From Creatures That Once Were Men by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

One night he came to sleep in the dosshouse, and had remained ever since among these men, much to their astonishment.

From Creatures That Once Were Men by Maksim Gorky

Take this passage, for instance, from the austere conclusion of "Creatures that once were Men": Petunikoff smiled the smile of the conqueror and went back into the dosshouse, but suddenly he stopped and trembled.

From Creatures That Once Were Men by Maksim Gorky

"That, my soul, is a question that fate will settle for you, so do not worry," said the Captain thoughtfully, entering the dosshouse.

From Creatures That Once Were Men by Maksim Gorky

The house itself was of course unoccupied, but this shed, formerly a blacksmith's forge, was now turned into a "dosshouse," kept by a retired captain named Aristid Fomich Kuvalda.

From Creatures That Once Were Men by Maksim Gorky

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