fleshpots

/ (ˈflɛʃˌpɒts) /

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pl n often facetious

luxurious or self-indulgent living

places, such as striptease clubs, where bodily desires are gratified or titillated

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Word Origin for fleshpots

C16: from the Biblical use as applied to Egypt (Exodus 16:3)

Words nearby fleshpots

fleshly, fleshment, flesh out, flesh peddler, fleshpot, fleshpots, flesh wound, fleshy, FLETC, fletch, fletcher

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How to use fleshpots in a sentence

We put our hand to the plough, but we turn our heads and look to our Egypt and its fleshpots.
By order of the company|Mary Johnston
Eating your groatsworth of mou en civet, fleshpots of Egypt, elbowed by belching cabmen.
Ulysses|James Joyce
But such kindly reflection was not Lilly's—fleshpots and life alike were unsavory.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
You know very well that the term 'fleshpots' referred to what was in the pots, not to the pots themselves.
April's Lady|Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Have you ever known one of these smooth religious fellows who wasn't keen after the fleshpots when his chance came?
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison