doss-house en · NOUN
Etymology
From doss + house.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dosshouse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| doss house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| doss-houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (29)
fr asile de nuit (sleeping-place for the homeless) · be прыту́лак (sleeping-place for the homeless) · fa شبخانه (sleeping-place for the homeless) · sh прихватилиште (sleeping-place for the homeless) · nl nachtopvang (sleeping-place for the homeless) · bg нощен приют (sleeping-place for the homeless) · be прыю́т (sleeping-place for the homeless) · bg прию́т (sleeping-place for the homeless) · ru ночно́й прию́т (sleeping-place for the homeless) · be начле́жка (sleeping-place for the homeless) · niv ӿуӈгуф (sleeping-place for the homeless) · ru прию́т (sleeping-place for the homeless) · es albergue (sleeping-place for the homeless) · ja どや (sleeping-place for the homeless) · de Absteige (sleeping-place for the homeless) · uk нічлі́жка (sleeping-place for the homeless) · fr asile (sleeping-place for the homeless) · de Penne (sleeping-place for the homeless) · uk прию́т (sleeping-place for the homeless) · cmn 廉價旅館 /廉价旅馆 (sleeping-place for the homeless) · sh prihvatilište (sleeping-place for the homeless) · ru ночле́жный дом (sleeping-place for the homeless) · ja 安宿 (sleeping-place for the homeless) · fi yömaja (sleeping-place for the homeless) · sh свратиште (sleeping-place for the homeless) · pl noclegownia (sleeping-place for the homeless) · sh svratište (sleeping-place for the homeless) · ru ночле́жка (sleeping-place for the homeless) · uk приту́лок (sleeping-place for the homeless)