sporting house

noun

A brothel.

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whorehousebrothelbordellobagniohouse of prostitutionhouse of ill reputebawdyhousecathouse
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Meanings

nounsporting house (plural sporting houses)

plural sporting houses

  1. obsoleteA brothel.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna building where prostitutes are available

Similar
whorehousebrothelbordellobagniohouse of prostitutionhouse of ill reputebawdyhousecathouse
Broader
buildingedifice
Also see
bagniobordellobrothelcathousehouse of ill reputewhorehouse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 妓院
  • 妓院 (jìyuàn)brothel
French maison close
  • maison closebrothel
Russian барда́к, весёлый дом
  • барда́к (bardák)brothel
  • весёлый дом (vesjólyj dom)brothel
Cite this entry
APA

sporting house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporting%20house

MLA

“sporting house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporting%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporting house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporting%20house.

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