CATHOUSE


Meaning of CATHOUSE in English

/kat"hows'/ , n. , pl. cathouses /-how'ziz/ . Slang.

brothel; whorehouse.

[ 1595-1605, for earlier sense of siege tower; 1930-35 for current sense; CAT 1 (in obs. sense of harlot) + HOUSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .