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disorderly house

noun

  1. a house of prostitution; brothel.
  2. a gambling place.


disorderly house

noun

  1. law an establishment in which unruly behaviour habitually occurs, esp a brothel or a gaming house
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of disorderly house1

First recorded in 1800–10
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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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