big house
noun Slang.
a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
Nearby words
big gun, big hair, big head, have a, big hitter, big hook, big house, big idea, big ike, big kahuna, big labor, big laurel
Origin of big house
First recorded in 1815–25
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Examples from the Web for big house
I was raised in the big-house, and helped as a servant-girl.
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