doss house

noun Chiefly British.

flophouse.

Origin of doss house

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby doss house

dosh, dosimeter, dosimetry, dosing strip, doss, doss house, dossal, dosser, dosseret, dosshouse, dossier

Example sentences from the Web for dosshouse

  • If he's got a copper he goes to a dosshouse; but when he has drunk all, he comes here.

    Fruits of Culture |Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for dosshouse

dosshouse
/ (ˈdɒsˌhaʊs) /

noun

British slang a cheap lodging house, esp one used by tramps US and Canadian name: flophouse