单词 | sporting house |
释义 | sporting housenounOlder Use. a brothel. Archaic. an establishment, as a tavern, inn, or the like, catering to gamblers or sportsmen. Origin of sporting houseFirst recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby sporting housesportfishing, sporting, sporting blood, sporting chance, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady, sportive, sports, sports bar, sports bra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sporting house
British Dictionary definitions for sporting housesporting house nounUS rare a euphemistic word for brothel archaic a tavern or inn frequented by gamblers or other sportsmen 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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