bettering house

noun

A poorhouse or workhouse.

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Meanings

nounbettering house (plural bettering houses)

plural bettering houses

  1. historicalA poorhouse or workhouse.
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APA

bettering house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettering%20house

MLA

“bettering house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettering%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bettering house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bettering%20house.

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