pesthouse

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pesthouse

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From pest + house.

noun pesthouses

An establishment which provides shelter or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections.

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"pesthouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pesthouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pesthouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pesthouse

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"pesthouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pesthouse.

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@misc{pesthouse_2026,
  title = {pesthouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pesthouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}