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cathouse

[ kat-hous ]
/ ˈkætˌhaʊs /
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noun, plural cat·hous·es [kat-hou-ziz]. /ˈkætˌhaʊ zɪz/. Slang.
a brothel; whorehouse.
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Origin of cathouse

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

Words nearby cathouse

catholicity, catholicize, catholicon, catholicos, catholicus, cathouse, Cathy, Catilinarian, Catiline, cation, cation exchange
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Words related to cathouse

red-light district, bordello, bagnio, whorehouse, house of ill repute, massage parlor, bawdy house, call house, house of assignation, house of prostitution, brothel, bawdyhouse

How to use cathouse in a sentence

  • Went out of here to die, get drunk, go back to work in a cathouse or pushing dope—I don't care.

    The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn

British Dictionary definitions for cathouse

cathouse
/ (ˈkætˌhaʊs) /
noun
US and Canadian a slang word for brothel
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