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Definition of Sporting house
1. Noun. A building where prostitutes are available.
Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice
Specialized synonyms: Massage Parlor
Definition of Sporting house
1. Noun. Brothel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sporting House
Literary usage of Sporting house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Social Evil in Chicago: A Study of Existing Conditions with by Chicago (Ill.). Vice Commission (1911)
"Agent said it was against the law to send a girl to a sporting house. She had a
colored girl she could send. She did not like to give her business card to ..."
2. The Social Evil in Chicago: A Study of Existing Conditions with by Chicago (Ill.). Vice Commission (1911)
"Agent said it was against the law to send a girl to a sporting house. She had a
colored girl she could send. She did not like to give her business card to ..."
3. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1886)
"It is sporting house—the police authorities and erner critics generally are unkind
enough »we? describe it as a low sporting house—but ever that may be it ..."
4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"A "sporting house" Is defined in the Century Dictionary as a house frequented by
sportsmen, betting men, gamblers, and the like. ..."
5. Gaslight and Daylight: With Some London Scenes They Shine Upon by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"The landlord of the sporting-house is a sporting character you may believe me.
Such a chronological memory he has of all the horses that have won races, ..."
6. Gaslight and Daylight: With Some London Scenes They Shine Upon by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"The landlord of the sporting-house is a sporting character you may believe me.
Such a chronological memory he has of all the horses that have won races, ..."
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