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cat_house

cat house

See also: cathouse and cat-house

English

Noun

cat house (plural cat houses)

  1. (informal) a brothel
    • George shook himself. He said woodenly, "If I was alone I could live so easy." His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis. "I could get a job an' not have no mess." He stopped. "Go on," said Lennie. "An' when the enda the month come-" "An' when the end of the month came I could take my fifty bucks an' go to a... cat house..." John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. Chapter 6

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