Cecil house

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shelter providing accommodation for homeless women. UK,historical
    — Whately was an active supporter of the Cecil Houses in London, which provided overnight accommodation for homeless women, where they could obtain ‘a clean bed, with plenty of hot water for baths, tea and biscuits, for one shilling a night, with no questions asked’

词形变化

Cecil houses plural

词源

Named after English journalist Cecil Chesterton (1879–1918).
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