panel house

American  

noun

1. a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.

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Etymology

Origin of panel house

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

A panel House legislators advanced a bill Monday that fulfills a pledge by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to create an “opportunity scholarship” that eliminated tuition costs for as many as 55,000 students.

From Washington Times

Currently, there are chair vacancies for Idaho’s powerful joint-budget setting committee, House education panel, House local government panel, House environmental and energy panel, and both the Senate and House state affairs committees due to either incumbents retiring or losing their elected positions.

From Seattle Times

The word itself is a colloquial expression in Czech and Slovak, with roots in both languages’ more technical compound term for “panel house”: Prestressed and prefabricated, panelaks were rapidly assembled and cheaply built to solve a post-World War II housing crisis.

From New York Times

She praised her colleagues on the panel — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut — for pursuing policy changes to give women “a fair shot.”

From Los Angeles Times

Stops on the self-guided tour include the Butterfly House, named for its butterfly roof rainwater catch system, the Pacific Navy House, which features both solar systems and stormwater collection features, and the Panel House, a narrow residence that is protected from sun exposure and busy Ocean Front Walk through a system of aluminum louvers.

From Los Angeles Times