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lock hospital

lock hospital noun: a hospital for the isolation and treatment of lepers.

lock hospital: a hospital for the isolation and treatment of lepers
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Noun

lock hospital (plural lock hospitals)

  1. (historical) A hospital for the isolation and treatment of lepers.
  2. (historical) A hospital treating people with venereal diseases in which patients were kept confined until cured.

Forms of lock hospital

plurallock hospitals

Questions about lock hospital

What does lock hospital mean?
Lock hospital means a hospital for the isolation and treatment of lepers.
What part of speech is lock hospital?
Lock hospital is a noun.
What is the plural of lock hospital?
The plural of lock hospital is lock hospitals.

Words near lock hospital in the dictionary

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  8. lock in
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  10. lock into
  11. lock it in, Eddie

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