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county home
noun
- a county poorhouse.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of county home1
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
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Example Sentences
Gaddis married a daughter of Robert Shaw, an old tavern keeper, and many years ago steward of the county home near Uniontown.
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The last engagement she tried to make was to take the guests at the county home out for a car ride.
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They were the chief instruments in getting him into the County Home of Union in 1925.
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I got a good pile o' money too, but somebody done stole hit an' now I'se hyer in de County Home.
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