as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
had a long career as a madam in a New Orleans sporting house
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Noun
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The charging documents allege that back in January 2024 — more than a year before he was charged — Wan was arrested on suspicion of running the Iron Horse Parkway brothel and confessed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025 -
Lucky for Luiz, the Gilpin County mountain town of Central City is ripe for brothel breakthroughs.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 June 2025
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The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.—
Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019
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There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.—
Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
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“Sporting house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporting%20house. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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