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sporting house

noun

  1. Older Use. a brothel.
  2. Archaic. an establishment, as a tavern, inn, or the like, catering to gamblers or sportsmen.


sporting house

noun

  1. rare.
    a euphemistic word for brothel
  2. archaic.
    a tavern or inn frequented by gamblers or other sportsmen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sporting house1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Storyville even had its own publication, the Blue Book, a guide to each sporting house in the district.

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It is a well-known sporting house, and the breakfasts are famous.

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The man was the son of a woman who kept a sporting house in a Western city.

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They detached themselves from the crowd and walked down to the sporting house, where they found Bill just tucking a bulky bundle under his arm.

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His hob-nailed shoes were the latest thing in “field boots,†and his hunting coat was a credit to the sporting house that had turned it out.

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