notch housen.
/ˈnɒtʃ haʊs/, U.S. /ˈnɑtʃ ˌ(h)aʊs/ U.S.
1. In parts of New England: a house built at or near the highest point of a notch (notch n. 3b). Now historical.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house in specific situation
townhouse1571
garden house1598
corner-house1693
wharf-house1698
notch house1825
suburban1856
twilight home1934
twilight house1971
townhome1976
1825 T. Dwight Northern Traveller 181 The Notch House is situated in a secluded little valley, about 5 miles north of Crawford's.
1839 N. P. Willis Amer. Scenery (caption) The Notch House, White Mountains.
1883 Harper's Mag. Nov. 820/1 At the summit of the pass there is a deserted inn, the Notch House.
1997 M. Dickerman et al. Guide to Crawford Notch 15 In 1828, the Crawfords built another inn, this one located just above the Gateway. They named it the Notch House.
2. slang. A brothel.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > brothel
houseOE
bordelc1300
whorehousec1330
stew1362
bordel housec1384
stewc1384
stivec1386
stew-house1436
bordelryc1450
brothel house1486
shop?1515
bains1541
common house1545
bawdy-house1552
hothouse1556
bordello1581
brothela1591
trugging house1591
trugging place1591
nunnery1593
vaulting-house1596
leaping house1598
Pickt-hatch1598
garden house1606
vaulting-school1606
flesh-shambles1608
whore-sty1621
bagnioa1640
public house1640
harlot-house1641
warrena1649
academy1650
call house1680
coney burrow1691
case1699
nanny-house1699
house of ill reputea1726
smuggling-ken1725
kip1766
Corinth1785
disorderly house1809
flash-house1816
dress house1823
nanny-shop1825
house of tolerance1842
whore shop1843
drum1846
introducing house1846
khazi1846
fast house1848
harlotry1849
maison de tolérance1852
knocking-shop1860
lupanar1864
assignation house1870
parlour house1871
hook shop1889
sporting house1894
meat house1896
massage parlour1906
case house1912
massage establishment1921
moll-shop1923
camp1925
notch house1926
creep joint1928
slaughterhouse1928
maison de convenance1930
cat-house1931
Bovril1936
maison close1939
joy-house1940
rib joint1940
gaff1947
maison de passe1960
rap parlour1973
1926 J. J. Finerty Criminalese 40 Notch house, a house of ill-repute.
1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It xxx. 277 Nancy ran a notch-house for travelers who loved to see things.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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