doss-house
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doss-house
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From doss + house.
noun doss-houses · dosshouse · doss house
- A place where homeless people can sleep for the night. W. Besant They [street Arabs] consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy.
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noun sleeping-place for the homeless
| Español | albergue |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | どや doya, 安宿 yasuyado |
| 中文 | 廉價旅館 /廉价旅馆 liánjià lǚguǎn |
| Français | asile de nuit, asile |
| Deutsch | Absteige, Penne |
| Русский | ночле́жка nočléžka, ночле́жный дом nočléžnyj dom, прию́т prijút, ночно́й прию́т nočnój prijút |
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@misc{doss_house_2026,
title = {doss-house},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doss-house},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
