Meanings
nounbrothel house (plural brothel houses)
plural brothel houses · alternative brothel-house
- archaichistoricalA house of prostitution; whorehouse
Now if you all follow me to the first brothel house on reaper street.
2013, Bobbie Duane McCoy, The Grim Reaper Story, page 66
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From brothel (“wretch; harlot”) + house.
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brothel house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brothel%20house
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“brothel house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brothel%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brothel house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brothel%20house.
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