pesthouse

English

Etymology

pest +‎ house

Noun

pesthouse (plural pesthouses)

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

Related terms

pesthole

See also

Anagrams

espouseth, housepets, phoetuses, phœtuses

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