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cathouse

American  
[kat-hous] / ˈkætˌhaʊs /

noun

Slang.

plural

cathouses

  1. a brothel; whorehouse.

cathouse British  
/ ˈkætˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a slang word for brothel

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Etymology

Origin of cathouse

1595–1605, for earlier sense of “siege tower”; 1930–35 for current sense; cat ( def. ) (in obsolete sense of “prostitute”) + house

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They owned a mere 17 hectares of vineyard, had a meager 800 cases of wine in their cellars, and just two customers, both in Paris – the grand restaurant, Maxime’s, and an upscale cathouse, Le Sphinx.

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