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sporting house
noun
Older Use.a brothel.
Archaic.an establishment, as a tavern, inn, or the like, catering to gamblers or sportsmen.
sporting house
noun
rarea euphemistic word for brothel
archaica tavern or inn frequented by gamblers or other sportsmen
Word History and Origins
Origin of sporting house1
Example Sentences
Storyville even had its own publication, the Blue Book, a guide to each sporting house in the district.
It is a well-known sporting house, and the breakfasts are famous.
The man was the son of a woman who kept a sporting house in a Western city.
They detached themselves from the crowd and walked down to the sporting house, where they found Bill just tucking a bulky bundle under his arm.
His hob-nailed shoes were the latest thing in “field boots,” and his hunting coat was a credit to the sporting house that had turned it out.
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