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house of assignation
noun
a brothel.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of house of assignation1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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The royal palace was simply a house of assignation.
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"And that accounts for what I heard the other day, that she was seen riding home with that Madame Layton, who keeps a house of assignation in —— street."
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He is an artist with little money and less Chinese, and it takes him a while to discover that he has moved into a house of assignation.
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Lamon was a big, good-natured brawler, whose "office was conveniently located over a saloon, the remainder of the second floor of the building being occupied by a house of assignation."
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"This is not a house of assignation," she said gravely, merely recording a casual fact.
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