BEADHOUSES

Noun

beadhouses

plural of beadhouse

Source: Wiktionary


BEADHOUSE

Bead"house`, Bede"house`, n. Etym: [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See Bead, n.]

Definition: An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ALEWIFE

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