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outdoor relief

British  

noun

  1. another name for out-relief

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Shandas and his family ended up spending hours bobbing in a local river — the only outdoor relief they could find.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021

Shandas and his family ended up spending hours bobbing in a local river – the only outdoor relief they could find.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

That Empire in its heyday has been described as a "system of outdoor relief for the upper classes."

From Time Magazine Archive

Under a system called "outdoor relief," they were auctioned into the service of those who would support them at the lowest cost to the community.

From Time Magazine Archive

The former Act has reduced the number of old inmates in the workhouses; the Insurance Act should lead to a reduction in expenditure on outdoor relief.

From Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union by Rosenbaum, S.