whorehouse

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English horehous, equivalent to whore +‎ house. Cognate with Dutch hoerenhuis (“whorehouse”), German Hurenhaus (“whorehouse”), Danish horehus (“whorehouse”), Swedish horhus (“whorehouse”), Icelandic hóruhús (“whorehouse; brothel”).

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Noun[edit]

whorehouse (plural whorehouses)

  1. (vulgar) Brothel.

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