whorehouse

whorehouse
A bawdyhouse; a house of ill fame; a house kept for common prostitution. Wright v Page (NY) 36 Barb 438, 440. See house of ill fame; house of prostitution.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • whorehouse — ► NOUN informal ▪ a brothel …   English terms dictionary

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  • whorehouse — UK [ˈhɔː(r)ˌhaʊs] / US [ˈhɔrˌhaʊs] noun [countable] Word forms whorehouse : singular whorehouse plural whorehouses old fashioned a place where women have sex with men for money …   English dictionary

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  • whorehouse — noun Date: 14th century a building in which prostitutes are available ; bordello …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whorehouse — /hawr hows , hohr / or, often, /hoor /, n., pl. whorehouses / how ziz/. a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel. [1300 50; ME hoore hows. See WHORE, HOUSE] * * * …   Universalium

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