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sporting house

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sporting house
n
1. US rare a euphemistic word for brothel
2. Archaic a tavern or inn frequented by gamblers or other sportsmen
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Noun1.sporting house - a building where prostitutes are availablesporting house - a building where prostitutes are available
bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, 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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She said: "The name came from my sporting house at school.
A chance for the better; Sick and tired of the same-old same-old? ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
One of the included pugilists is Bob Brettle, who fought out of Birmingham in the 1850s and 1860s and whose public house, the White Lion in Digbeth, was one of the city's major sporting houses.
Readers Letter by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Annie Rogers worked at Fannie Porter's sporting house, fell in love with Harvey Logan (also known as Kid Curry) and wound up writing him love letters in jail.
ETTA'S PLACE RECALLS DAYS OF OLD WEST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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