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peg house

peg house noun: a brothel for male homosexuals.

Noun

peg house (plural peg houses)

  1. A brothel for male homosexuals.
    • At his partner's suggestion, they started a peg house in which “Deloris” became “Matty” and his partner assumed the role of “husband.” This relationship broke up after two years, but Matty continued to run the peg house on his own.2002, Henry L. Minton, Departing from Deviance: A History of Homosexual Rights and Emancipatory Science in America

Forms of peg house

pluralpeg houses

Questions about peg house

What does peg house mean?
Peg house means a brothel for male homosexuals.
What part of speech is peg house?
Peg house is a noun.
What is the plural of peg house?
The plural of peg house is peg houses.

Words near peg house in the dictionary

  1. peg down
  2. peg element
  3. peg elements
  4. peg float
  5. peg floats
  6. peg house
  7. peg houses
  8. peg in the ring
  9. peg it
  10. peg ladder
  11. peg ladders

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