brothel (redirected from Knocking shop)

broth·el  (brthl, brôthl)

n.

A house of prostitution.

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[Short for brothel-house, from Middle English brothel, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen, to go to ruin, from Old English brothan, to decay.]

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brothel [ˈbrɒθəl]

n

1. a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes

2. Austral informal any untidy or messy place

[short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brothel - a building where prostitutes are available bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" massage parlor - a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage

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brothel

noun whorehouse, red-light district, bordello, cathouse (U.S. slang), house of ill repute, knocking shop (slang), bawdy house (archaic), house of prostitution, bagnio, house of ill fame, stews (archaic) a thriving brothel

Quotations
"Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion" [William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]

Translations

brothel [ˈbrɒθl] N → burdel m, prostíbulo m

brothel [ˈbrɒθ^əl] n → maison f close

brothel

n → Bordell nt, → Puff m (inf)

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brothel:

brothel creepers

pl (hum) → Leisetreter pl (hum)

brothel-keeper

n → Bordellwirt(in) m(f)

brothel [ˈbrɒθl] n → bordello