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单词 whorehouse
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whorehouse

[ hawr-hous, hohr- or, often, hoor- ]
/ ˈhɔrˌhaʊs, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər- /
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noun, plural whore·hous·es [hawr-hou-ziz, hohr- or, often, hoor-]. /ˈhɔrˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər-/.

a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.

Origin of whorehouse

First recorded in 1300–50, whorehouse is from the Middle English word hoore-hows.See whore, house

Words nearby whorehouse

whop, whopper, whopping, whore, whoredom, whorehouse, whorehouse cut, whoremaster, whoremonger, whoreson, Whorf
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British Dictionary definitions for whorehouse

whorehouse
/ (ˈhɔːˌhaʊs) /

noun

another word for brothel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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