sporting house
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noun
Older Use. a brothel.
Archaic. an establishment, as a tavern, inn, or the like, catering to gamblers or sportsmen.
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sporting, sporting blood, sporting chance, sporting chance, a, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady, sportingly, sportive, sportively, sports
Origin of sporting house
First recorded in 1855–60
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Examples from the Web for sporting house
Knightsbridge Grove, approached through a stately avenue of trees from the road, was a sporting-house.
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British Dictionary definitions for sporting house
sporting house
noun
US rare a euphemistic word for brothel
archaic a tavern or inn frequented by gamblers or other sportsmen
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