cathouse

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cat·house

C0165200 (kăt′hous′)n. Slang A house of prostitution.

cathouse

(ˈkætˌhaʊs) nUS and Canadian a slang word for brothel

cat•house

(ˈkætˌhaʊs)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) Slang. a brothel. [1930–35; cat (in obsolete sense of prostitute) + house]

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cathouse - a building where prostitutes are availablebagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehousebuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"massage parlor - a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage

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