Dosshouse (Noun)
Meaning
A cheap lodging house.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The old dosshouse on the waterfront was home to dozens of sailors and laborers who couldn't afford anything better.
- After being evicted from his apartment, Jack reluctantly checked into the local dosshouse to have a roof over his head.
- The city's dosshouse was notorious for its poor conditions and rough clientele, but it was the only option for many of the homeless.
- As a young man, the writer had spent many nights in a dosshouse, experiences that later influenced his gritty novels.
- The dosshouse on Main Street was a magnet for down-on-their-luck travelers and locals who had fallen on hard times.