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pesthouse definition

pest·house (pest′ho̵us′)

noun

Archaic a hospital for the isolation of people with contagious or epidemic diseases

Etymology: pest + house

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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