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charnel house

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charnel house

–noun
a house or place in which the bodies or bones of the dead are deposited.

Origin:
1550–60
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charnel house  
n.  
  1. A building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed; a charnel.

  2. A scene or place of great physical suffering and loss of life: The bombing turned the barracks into a charnel house.

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