Meanings
nounlock hospital (plural lock hospitals)
plural lock hospitals
- historicalA hospital treating people with venereal diseases in which patients were kept confined until cured.
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lock hospital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20hospital
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“lock hospital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20hospital. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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