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cribhouse

cribhouse noun: a brothel.

Noun

cribhouse (plural cribhouses)

  1. (US, dated) A brothel.

Forms of cribhouse

pluralcribhouses

Origin of cribhouse

From crib + house.

Questions about cribhouse

What does cribhouse mean?
Cribhouse means a brothel.
What part of speech is cribhouse?
Cribhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of cribhouse?
The plural of cribhouse is cribhouses.

Words near cribhouse in the dictionary

  1. Cribbs Causeway
  2. cribella
  3. cribellar
  4. cribellate
  5. cribellum
  6. cribhouse
  7. cribhouses
  8. cribiform
  9. crible
  10. cribles
  11. cribless

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