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cat⋅house

[kat-hous]
–noun, plural -hous⋅es [-hou-ziz] . Slang.
brothel; whorehouse.

Origin:
1595–1605, for earlier sense of siege tower; 1930–35 for current sense; cat1 (in obs. sense of harlot) + house
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cat·house   (kāt'hous')   
n.   Slang
A house of prostitution.
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