cathouse
/ˈkathəʊs
/noun North American informal
A brothel: Mabel ran a one-woman cathouse in the back...
- And there was the ongoing question of why cathouses were called cathouses when there didn't seem to be any mice.
- Saloons, cathouses and gambling establishments were the norm.
- They hung out on street corners or in clubs that were cathouses in all but name.