Meanings
plural mollie-houses
- alternativeAlternative form of molly house.
In 1726 a raid on mollie-houses in London resulted in twenty places being discovered.
2002, William G. Naphy, Sex crimes: from Renaissance to Enlightenment, page 1022 more examples
After what Kate Little had told him, he had gone to the mollie-house tonight half-convinced that he would find Lawrence at the root of it all – a desperate and manipulated figure, perhaps, but guilty nonetheless.
2015, Hannah March, A Distinction of BloodThat was very encouraging, indeed, since the only time Matthias had considered leaving his study after his. return to London was to attend the theater or visit a mollie-house.
2019, V.B. Kildaire, The Bastard's World
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