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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Example sentences from the Web for fleshpots

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

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