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houses of ill fame

houses of ill fame is the plural of house of ill fame.

Meaning of house of ill fame

Noun

house of ill fame (plural houses of ill fame)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) A brothel
    • Thirty men were arrested July 26 and charged with "open and gross lewdness" in an early-morning vice squad raid on the Quagmire bar basement. Police also arrested the bar's manager, Barcaly Churchill, and owner, Lloyd Swanson, charging them with a number of counts, including the keeping of a house...1981 August 8, Larry Goldsmith, “Boston Police Arrest 30 Men in Bar Raid”, in Gay Community News, page 1

Questions about houses of ill fame

What is houses of ill fame the plural of?
Houses of ill fame is the plural of house of ill fame.

Words near houses of ill fame in the dictionary

  1. houses of detention
  2. houses of ease
  3. houses of easement
  4. houses of God
  5. houses of horrors
  6. houses of ill fame
  7. houses of ill repute
  8. Houses of Lords
  9. houses of mercy
  10. houses of mirrors
  11. houses of office

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