panel house
noun
a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
Words nearby panel house
panegyrize, panel, panel beater, panel discussion, panel heating, panel house, panel lighting, panel patch, panel pin, panel point, panel saw
Origin of panel house
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Examples from the Web for panel house
This broke the panel-house keepers' backbone and they never recovered to resume business again.
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