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can house

noun

Etymology

From can + house.

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-✻
  3. inherited from *hūsą✻ — “house”
  4. inherited from *hūs✻
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house”
  6. inherited from hous
  7. compounded as can house — “can + house”

Definitions

  1. A brothel, bordello.

    • I'm … lined up with a can house, and get my split on anybody I bring there. … The next time you boys want a girl, let me bring you there.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA