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brothels

brothels is the plural of brothel.

Meaning of brothel

Noun (1)

brothel (plural brothels)

  1. A house of prostitution.
    • Thus, during the last four years, I have visited brothels about every ten days or two weeks. Only seldom does coitus fail; for I have learned my peculiarities, and in the choice of a prostitute know immediately whether she will excite me or have no effect.1893, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, “Congenital Homo-sexuality”, in Charles Gilbert Chaddock, transl., Psychopathia Sexualis, The F. A. Davis Co., page 245

Noun (2)

brothel (plural brothels)

  1. (obsolete) A wretch; a depraved or lewd person.

Questions about brothels

What is brothels the plural of?
Brothels is the plural of brothel.

Words near brothels in the dictionary

  1. brothelkeeper
  2. brothelkeepers
  3. brothellike
  4. brothelly
  5. brothelry
  6. brothels
  7. brother
  8. brother chip
  9. brother from another mother
  10. brother german
  11. brother in Christ

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