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disorderly house
noun
- a house of prostitution; brothel.
- a gambling place.
disorderly house
noun
- law an establishment in which unruly behaviour habitually occurs, esp a brothel or a gaming house
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disorderly house1
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Example Sentences
"Well, I think we had better go in and take some peaches and straighten up that disorderly house," said the elder sister.
It is not surprising that Moll was often fined for keeping a disorderly house.
See what a disorderly house she kept; I will not say disreputable, for God forbid that I should take away any woman's character.
In this yard we went up three or four steps into a little disorderly house, where a family of eleven was crowded.
Bed house, hotel and disorderly house; proprietor X 245, license issued in the name of X 245-a.
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