cathouse
American
[kat-hous]
/ ˈkætˌhaʊs /
noun
Slang.
cathouses
plural
cathouse
British
/ ˈkætˌhaʊs /
noun
Other Word Forms
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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