doss-house

noun

ˈdȯs-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce doss-house (audio)
ˈdäs-
Synonyms of doss-housenext
chiefly British
: a cheap rooming house or hotel

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doss-house was in 1888

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