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houses of tolerance

houses of tolerance is the plural of house of tolerance.

Meaning of house of tolerance

Noun

house of tolerance (plural houses of tolerance)

  1. (dated) A licensed brothel.
    • It is like an older Paris, when the houses of tolerance put on sex shows.1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 160

Questions about houses of tolerance

What is houses of tolerance the plural of?
Houses of tolerance is the plural of house of tolerance.

Words near houses of tolerance in the dictionary

  1. houses of mirrors
  2. houses of office
  3. Houses of Parliament
  4. houses of prayer
  5. houses of refuge
  6. houses of tolerance
  7. houses of worship
  8. housesat
  9. housesful
  10. houseshare
  11. houseshares

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