† spill-housen.
Obsolete. rare.
A gaming house.
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dicing-house1549
carding house1550
gaming house1562
dicing-chamber1571
tabling house1576
game house?1577
macaroni1771
gambling house1772
gambling school1773
gambling club1774
spill-house1778
gambling hall?1781
gambling den1792
gambling booth1804
hell1812
gambling hell1818
Crockford1827
silver hell1835
deadfall1837
casino1851
house1855
tripot1864
skin house1871
bucket-shop1875
gambling joint1885
salle1886
tabling den1886
spoofery1895
salle de jeu1901
strong joint1914
kitchen1924
salle privée1930
spieler1931
1778 Earl of Malmesbury Diaries & Corr. I. 181 All the French in London were sent to the..coffee-houses, ale~houses, and spill-houses to publish the intelligence.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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